Shepard & Morgan v. Lee & Daniel, Inc.

Opinion

RICHARDSON, J.

A general contractor, when named as a defendant in a personal injury action which alleged job-site injuries to a construction carpenter, filed a cross-complaint charging a subcontractor with responsibility for plaintiffs injuries. The issue is whether answers made in defendant’s responses to plaintiffs request for admissions regarding the cause of the accident are binding upon defendant contractor in its cross-action against the subcontractor. We conclude that, under the circumstances in this case, defendant’s admissions to plaintiff are not binding in the cross-action.…