Legal Opinion
Helms v. Carmel High School Vocational Building Trades Corp.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 2006No. 29S04-0609-CV-341PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOEHM, Justice.
David Helms, Jr., was injured while working as an employee of a subcontractor on a residential construction project. Un der Bagley v. Insight Communications Co., 658 N.E.2d 584 (Ind.1995), a principal (the general contractor) is not liable for the negligence of an independent contractor (the sub) unless one of five exceptions applies. As stated in Bagley these are(1) where the contract requires the performance of intrinsically dangerous work;(2) where the principal is by law or contract charged with performing the specific duty;(3) where the act will create a nuisance;(4) where…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bagley v. Insight Communications Co., LPIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
- PSI Energy, Inc. v. RobertsIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Helms v. Carmel High School Vocational Building Trades Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2006
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