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KOPFMAN v. FREEDOM DRILLING CO., INC.

No. 84-263.

370 N.W.2d 89 (1985)

220 Neb. 323

Joseph KOPFMAN, Appellant, v. FREEDOM DRILLING CO., INC., and Morris Howard, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

July 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Edward Icenogle, Kearney, Richard L. Shearer, Thomas J. Overton, and Randall M. Livingston, Denver, Colo., for appellant.

Francis L. Winner of Winner, Nichols, Douglas & Kelly, Scottsbluff, for appellee Freedom Drilling Co., Inc.

David C. Nuttleman of Holtorf, Kovarik, Nuttleman, Ellison, Mathis & Javoronok, P.C., Gering, for appellee M. Howard.

KRIVOSHA, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, HASTINGS, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, and GRANT, JJ.

GRANT, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant, Joseph Kopfman, appeals from an order of the district court for Kimball County granting summary judgment to defendants-appellees, Freedom Drilling Co., Inc., and Morris Howard. The district court found that Kopfman's action in negligence was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the workmen's compensation statutes. We affirm.

Defendant Morris Howard was employed by defendant Freedom Drilling Co., Inc., a Wyoming corporation...

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