Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Father's Tort Claims for Son's Death

The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a father’s claims against an employer for the death of his son. Colby Eldon Johnson worked for Beadz Brothers Farms. In the early morning of Aug.18, 2020, shortly after the end of the shift, Johnson’s co-workers discovered his lifeless body entangled in machinery. No one saw what had happened, but it appeared Johnson was attempting to repair the connection between a truck and a self-unloading bed when he became caught and pulled into the gears. Johnson’s father filed a civil suit against Beadz Brothers, asserting...