Otero v. Jordon Restaurant Enterprises

OPINION

APODACA, Chief Judge.

This premises liability case involves the issue of an owner’s liability for negligent acts committed by an independent contractor resulting in harm after completion of the work. Defendant Jordon Restaurant Enterprises (Defendant) appeals two rulings of the trial court: (1) a pre-trial grant of partial summary judgment to Plaintiff John Otero (Plaintiff), and (2) the court’s refusal to give certain comparative negligence instructions to the jury. Because we determine there was no error under either issue, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Defendant hired…