Ortega v. Crabb Construction CA2/3
Plaintiff and appellant Walter Ortega is a construction worker who was injured at work after he fell from an elevated plywood walkway. Plaintiff’s employer, Jim Gilchrist Construction, Inc. (Gilchrist), was the framing subcontractor on the job. Gilchrist was hired by the general contractor, defendant and respondent Crabb Construction Company, Inc. (Crabb). Plaintiff sued Crabb, alleging it was negligent with regard to workplace safety. The trial court granted Crabb’s motion for summary judgment based on the Privette doctrine—a well established body of law generally immunizing those who hire independent contractors from tort liability arising from workplace injuries sustained by the contractor’s employees. Finding no error, we affirm.
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