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COOPER v. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT, ETC.

628 S.W.2d 30 (1981)

George W. COOPER, III, Administrator of the Estate of Berry Wesley Cooper, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1981.

Permission to Appeal Denied February 22, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jordan Stokes, III, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

David T. Hooper, Gracey, Maddin, Cowan & Bird, Harry Mittwede, Nashville, for defendants-appellees.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court February 22, 1982.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

The issue in this case involves a question of the duty of care owed by a contracting party (employer) to an employee of an independent contractor where the work contracted out is allegedly dangerous. The Trial Court granted summary judgment for the employer and dismissed the cause. We affirm.

The complaint in this case alleged that the appellant is the...

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