California Court of Appeal

A general contractor who claims the power to control all safety procedures on the worksite is not liable to the injured employee of a subcontractor for failing to direct the subcontractor to take safety precautions where there is no evidence that any conduct by the general contractor contributed affirmatively to the injuries.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2001
• Published 01/30/2001

Judges

• SEPULVEDA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert S. Arns,Morgan C. Smith, San Francisco, The Arns Law Firm, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Judith A. Pemberton, San Francisco, Law Offices of Jeffrey F. Paccassi, for Respondent.