Cox v. Ray M. Lee Co., Inc.

Nichols, Judge.

1. “While, as a general rule, an independent contractor is liable for injuries caused by his own negligence or that of his servants in the course of his performance of the work or -in failing to leave the premises, in as safe a condition as they were found (65 C.J.S., p. 611, § 95), it is a well established general rule that, where the work of an independent contractor [or an architect] is completed, turned over to, and accepted by the owner, the contractor is not liable to third persons for damages or injuries subsequently suffered by reason of the condition of the work, even…