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BEAVER v. OAKLEY

No. 2006-SC-000813-DG.

279 S.W.3d 527 (2009)

Greg BEAVER (d/b/a Beaver Construction Company), Appellant, v. Kevin OAKLEY and Crawford Electric, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley D. Harville, Louisville, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Mark H. Edwards, Megibow & Edwards, Richard Brent Vasseur, Boswell, Sims & Vasseur, PLLC, Paducah, KY, Counsel for Appellees.

Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice MINTON.

We accepted discretionary review to decide whether a construction manager or its project superintendent must have a written contract with the injured worker's direct employer in order to be considered a contractor and qualify for up-the-ladder immunity1 from tort liability for the worker's work-related injury claim. We hold that a formal written contract between the injured worker's direct...

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