Court Blocks Tort Claim Against General Contractor for Electrocution

The estate of a worker who was killed by electrocution while working for a subcontractor on a road project cannot pursue a tort claim against the general contractor because the man's employer and the contractor were engaged in a common enterprise, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled in a split decision. Case: Kelly v. Kraemer Construction, No. A15-1751, 07/25/2016. Unpublished. Facts: Richard Washburn, an employee of Ulland Brothers, was part of a crew replacing culverts under County Road 23 in Wright, Minnesota, on Oct. 4, 2012. The general contractor, Kraemer Construction, operated a ...