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THORNTON v. GUTHRIE COUNTY RURAL ELEC.

No. 89-1142.

467 N.W.2d 574 (1991)

Daniel THORNTON, Appellee, v. GUTHRIE COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, Appellant. GUTHRIE COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. BARHITE & LARSEN, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1991.

As Amended April 22, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory R. Brown, Hugh J. Cain, Thomas G. Fisher, Jr., and Stephen E. Eckley of Duncan, Jones, Riley & Finley, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

John P. Whitesell, Iowa Falls, for appellee Daniel Thornton.

James E. Walsh, Jr. and Paul W. Demro of Clark, Butler, Walsh & McGivern, Waterloo, for appellee Barhite & Larsen, Inc.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, CARTER, and LAVORATO, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

Who must bear the burden of damages for a severely injured construction worker: his employer, an electrical construction contractor or the utility for which the work was being performed? The trial court fixed responsibility with the utility. We think the responsibility must rest with the construction company.

Plaintiff Daniel Thornton was employed as a construction laborer by Barhite & Larsen, Inc. (B & L). B & L is an electrical...

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