California Court of Appeal

VILLAFANA v. CAMCO PAC. CONSTR. CO., INC., D037267

Liability cannot be imposed upon a general contractor under a retained control theory when the general contractor's failure is not shown to have affirmatively contributed to the creation or persistence of the hazard causing the plaintiff's injuries.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/01/2001
• Published 08/01/2001

Judges

• McINTYRE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Aprahamian & Friend, Gerard L. Friend, Naris Khalatian and Margaret M. Kame, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Murtaugh Miller Meyer & Nelson LLP, Lawrence A. Treglia, Geoffrey A. Graves, Irvine, and Daniel B. Boyle, Washington, DC, for Defendants and Respondents.