Felmlee v. Falcon Cable TV

Opinion

GILBERT, J.

A worker is injured while repairing a cable television line. He sues the general contractor who hired his employer, an independent contractor, for breach of a nondelegable duty. He asserts that the doctrine of “nondelegable duties” survives Privette v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 689 [21 Cal.Rptr.2d 72, 854 P.2d 721]. It does. The worker, however, may not state a cause of action unless he can allege the breach of a specific nondelegable duty.

Plaintiff, Robert Felmlee, appeals from the judgment after the special jury verdict in favor of the general contractor, defendant…