Handler Corp. v. Tlapechco

STEELE, Chief Justice:

The defendant-below, Handler Development, Inc., was a general contractor that built residential homes in Middletown, DE. 1 Handler hired Esperanza Painting as a painting subcontractor. On May 18, 2002, Leandro Tlapechco, one of Esperan-zad employees, was painting in one of the homes when he fell from an “open walkway” and suffered serious injuries. Tla-pechco sued Handler for negligence. Before trial, Handler moved for summary judgment claiming that it owed Tlapechco no duty of care because it did not actively control the manner and method of Esper-anzad work nor did it…