Legal Opinion
MacCoy v. Colony House Builders, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 12, 1990No. Record 881150PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stephenson
In this appeal, we decide whether the trial court erred (1) in ruling that an electrician was an independent contractor, as a matter of law, and (2) in refusing to rule that a builder’s duty to comply with the Uniform Statewide Building Code and the National Electrical Code is a non-delegable duty.
Todd W. and Laura W. MacCoy filed a motion for judgment against Colony House Builders, Inc. (Colony House), Thomas P. Sagun, and Harold Jones, alleging that Jones, as an employee of Colony House, negligently installed a service cable into an electrical panel box located in the MacCoys’ garage. The…
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