Malin v. City Council of Augusta

1. Under section 4414 of the Civil Code. (1910) an employer is not liable for the negligence of an independent contractor, unless the employment or tortious acts constitute one of the exceptions stated in that section or in section 4415.

2. Where a'municipality, by contract with a-property owner, obligates itself to “ cause to be moved ” the owner’s dwelling house back to a newly agreed property line, the owner conveying to the city the front part of the lot for the purpose of widening a street, and the city employs an independent contractor to move the house, under an agreement that the…