Opinion ID: 2022392
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Heading: dayton's bluff sheet metal works

Text: 3. It is somewhat difficult to determine on what theory 3M seeks to charge Dayton's Bluff Sheet Metal Works with negligence. Apparently it is on the theory that, after the workers had assembled the lockers, employees of this defendant knew or should have known that the lockers were shaky and unsafe and should have taken some steps to stabilize them. This defendant was given the job of assembling the lockers as shipped and placing them upon the platforms constructed by 3M. There is no claim by anyone, even to this date, to say nothing about a complete absence of evidence, that Dayton's Bluff Sheet Metal Works did not assemble and install the lockers exactly according to the directions of the manufacturer and the blueprints of 3M. Thereafter, the installation was inspected by a civil-engineer employee of 3M and accepted. Dayton's Bluff Sheet Metal Works was under no duty to inspect. Neither the directions of the manufacturer nor the blueprints and specifications of 3M or its architects required the lockers to be anchored or fastened to the wall or floor. This defendant was not only not required to anchor the lockers but had no authority to do so. We fail to see how the evidence establishes any negligence attributable to Dayton's Bluff Sheet Metal Works. Consequently, it was proper for the court to dismiss the action against it.