Living, Inc. v. Redinger

OPINION

DOYLE, Justice.

This is a personal injury case in which the appellee was awarded damages in the amount of $126,215.15, based upon a jury’s finding that the appellant, the general contractor, was fifty percent negligent in creating a dangerous condition upon a job site. The injury complained of was directly caused by an independent contractor who was also found by the jury to be fifty percent negligent.

By this appeal, the appellant seeks reversal on two basic points. First, the appellant argues that a general contractor is not liable for the negligence of an independent contractor; and,…