MacKey v. Campbell Construction Co.

Opinion

REGAN, Acting P. J.

Defendants appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff awarding him damages for personal injuries.

It is defendants’ basic contention on appeal that as owners (Western Electric) and general contractors (Campbell Construction) they owed no duty of care, as a matter of law, to plaintiff, an employee of a subcontractor. Principally at issue is the application of the “peculiar risk of harm” doctrine which provides an exception to the general rule that owners and general contractors are not liable for injuries to employees of independent…