WELDING &C. OF GA. v. SD MULLINS CO., INC.

Bell, Chief Judge.

At the outset it must be determined whether the harsh rule of caveat emptor applies as between these parties. We are concerned with the right of the plaintiff sub-tenant to recover in tort for damage resulting from negligent construction against parties with whom plaintiff had no contractual relationship. It would appear that these cases fall within the exception to the general rule that an independent contractor may be liable to a third person after the contractor has completed work where the completed work product is inherently or intrinsically dangerous or so defective as…