Allen Keller Co. v. Foreman

In this case we are called upon to decide whether a general contractor owed a duty to a motorist who was killed as a result of an allegedly dangerous condition created by the contractor’s work. Because Allen Keller Company was working under a contract that required strict compliance and had no discretion to vary from its terms, we conclude that it had no duty to rectify the condition. In addition, because the premises were not under Allen Keller Company’s control at the time of the accident and the condition was known by the property owner, we conclude that Allen Keller Company owed no duty…