Alden v. Genie Industries

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that operating a manlift placed in the bed of a pickup truck, without using its outriggers for stability on a windy day, and when the defendant “freely admits” it “was unsafe,” is conduct where probable harm is manifest
• holding that operating a manlift placed in the bed of a 8 pickup truck, without using its outriggers for stability on a windy day, and when the defendant “freely admits” it “was unsafe,” is conduct where probable harm is manifest
• finding a triable issue of gross negligence on the part of coemployee supervisor where supervisor alleged they did not intend to cause some kind of bodily injury
• “In short, the plaintiff must show that the defendant knew or should have known that his conduct placed the plaintiff in a zone of imminent danger.”
• supervisor ordered worker to paint a flagpole in an unsafe way; summary judgment for defendant on gross negligence reversed because plaintiffs evidence showed that supervisor was told about the unsafe condition prior to his order
• “[T]he plaintiff must show not only the existence of a zone of imminent danger, but that the defendant knew or should have known that their conduct caused the plaintiff to be in that zone.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).