Cafferkey v. Turner Construction Co.

I concur with Justice Brown’s well-reasoned conclusion that the determinative issue in this case is whether the general contractor, Turner, retained custody and control of the premises on which appellants’ decedents met their deaths.

*114Further, it is clear that Turner’s involvement in controlling safety on this job site, through its safety program, went well beyond the “handy reminders” referred to in the majority opinion. The record is replete with memoranda from Turner’s supervisors and its insurer directing and recommending that Millgard correct safety violations ranging from a defective…