W.G. Yates & Sons, Inc. v. Burkhardt

MOORE, Judge.

W.G. Yates & Sons, Inc. (‘Tates”), appeals from the Mobile Circuit Court’s judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Henry Burkhardt on his premises-liability claim against Yates. We reverse.

Procedural History

On or about August 9, 2006, Burkhardt filed a complaint alleging several claims against Yates, the general contractor in charge of the construction of the “Caribe III” condominium, and Burkhardt’s employer, Yarco, a subcontractor for Yates. 1 On July 20, 2007, Burkhardt filed his first amendment to the complaint, alleging that, as a result of Yates’s negligence and…