BECKNER v. MAXIM CRANE WORKS, L.P.

No. 23-2929.

109 F.4th 968 (2024)

Jason BECKNER and Jodi Beckner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MAXIM CRANE WORKS, L.P., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 30, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher G. Stevenson, Attorney, Ball Eggleston PC, Lafayette, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

R. Eric Sanders, Attorney, Rolfes Henry, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Brennan, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


Jason Beckner worked for Commercial Air, Inc. constructing a home. To lift trusses onto the roof, Commercial Air rented a crane for one day from Maxim Crane Works, L.P., which provided the crane, equipment, and an operator. Beckner contends that the operator injured him, and he sued Maxim Crane for negligence, under a theory of vicarious liability...

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