McCORMICK v. NIKKEL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

No. 10-1889.

819 N.W.2d 368 (2012)

Troy McCORMICK and Lynn McCormick, Appellants, v. NIKKEL & ASSOCIATES, INC. d/b/a NAI Electrical Contractors, a Corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven D. Hamilton of Hamilton Law Firm, P.C., Storm Lake, for appellants.

Ned A. Stockdale of Fitzgibbons Law Firm, L.L.C., Estherville, for appellee.


MANSFIELD, Justice.

This case presents the question whether a subcontractor that properly performs electrical work on a jobsite, then locks up the work and transfers control to the property owner, owes a duty of care to an employee of the owner electrocuted six days later when the owner fails to deenergize the work site in contravention of various warnings and regulations. We conclude that no such duty is owed under the circumstances. Accordingly, we affirm the summary...

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