Walsh v. Spalding & Son, Inc.

Defendant, which leased property to plaintiffs employer, appeals from an adverse judgment entered after a jury found defendant liable for injuries that plaintiff suffered while working on the leased property. On appeal, defendant raises five assignments of error, challenging, inter alia, the denial of its motion for a directed verdict and the court’s giving of a jury instruction that referred to plaintiffs employer’s immunity from suit. As explained below, we conclude that (1) under applicable standards governing the liability of lessors of property to third persons injured on leased…