Konicek v. Loomis Bros., Inc.

LAVORATO, Justice.

The plaintiff here is an employee of an independent contractor. A general contractor hired the plaintiff's employer to roof a building under construction. The plaintiff fell while working on the roof and sustained severe injuries. The plaintiff then sued the general contractor. At trial the district court submitted to the jury four theories of recovery. Answering special verdict forms as to each theory, the jury found that the plaintiff had established all four of them.

The general contractor has appealed, claiming that none of the theories should have been submitted to the…