Legal Opinion
Fettig v. Whitman
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 22, 1979No. Civ. 9558PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAND, Justice.
Carole Fettig was seriously injured as the result of a fall through an open stairwell in a house being constructed for her and her husband. The district court, following the submission of evidence by the parties at trial, entered an order dismissing the general contractor from the subsequent action brought by the Fettigs. The Fettigs appealed from the order of dismissal asserting the general contractor was vicariously liable for the negligence of the carpenter it employed to build the house. We affirm.
On 10 September 1971, Harvey Fettig entered into a contract with Frank…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Van Arsdale v. HollingerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Kline v. Moyer and AlbertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Majestic Realty Associates, Inc. v. Toti Contracting Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Medved v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- Smith v. Inter-County Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Shark v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Nygaard v. RobinsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Downs v. a & H Construction, Ltd.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1992
- Peterson v. City of Golden Valley, North DakotaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- Schlenk v. Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
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