EVARD v. Southern California Edison

Opinion

KITCHING, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

An employee of an independent contractor sued the owners of a billboard, who hired the independent contractor, for injuries the employee incurred when he fell from, the billboard. The issue in this appeal is whether a billboard safety regulation created a nondelegable duty owed by the billboard owners to the employee, and if it did, whether the owners breached that duty.

Plaintiffs Daniel Evard and Christina Evard, and defendant and cross-complainant Southern California Edison (SCE), appeal from a summary judgment entered for defendants Heywood Outdoor…