Agricultural Warehouse, Inc. v. Uvalle

KINKEADE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a personal injury suit brought against Agricultural Warehouse, Inc. (AWI), the premises owner, by Ruben Uvalle, an employee of Delta Engcon, Inc. (Delta), a steel erector employed by AWI to construct a steel building. Uvalle was injured when he fell a distance of twelve to twenty feet while on the job site. He brought suit against AWI and J & 0 Concrete (J & 0), the concrete contractor for the job, alleging that his injuries were caused by their negligence. J & 0 failed to appear at trial and wholly made default. The jury found AWI ninety percent…