Ralston Purina Co. v. Farley

VANCE, Justice.

The question is whether a warning of a dangerous condition in the premises given by the occupier of the premises to an independent contractor absolves the occupier of the premises from liability to an employee of a subcontractor who sustained an injury by reason of that condition of the premises. We hold that it does. The appellant, Ral-ston Purina Company, the owner and occupier of a building, employed R & W Construction Company, Inc., an independent contractor, to construct an addition to the building. R & W Construction Company subcontracted with Condo Manufacturing Company…