Kragel v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

LAVORATO, Justice.

In this slip and fall case, the plaintiff sued only the owner of the premises where she fell. Her husband joined in the lawsuit for loss of consortium. The owner cross-petitioned for contribution against an independent contractor whom the owner had hired to clear the premises of snow. The independent contractor in turn cross-petitioned against a subcontractor whom he hired to do the actual plowing. The owner then cross-petitioned for contribution against the subcontractor.

The jury returned a verdict finding that the owner was not at fault. Because the court would not allow…