· 9/7/2007
Aguirre v. Turner Construction Co.
Citations
- 501 F.3d 825
- 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 21461
- 2007 WL 2566021
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that contractors retained sufficient control over scaffold design to - 12 - give rise to a duty of reasonable care under section 414 did not automatically render defendants liable for plaintiff’s injuries; “that remains a question for the jury”
- duty of care arose where \specific alternative design 15 1-07-1883 requirements on the scaffold from which [the plaintiff] fell\ were imposed by general contractor
- duty of care arose where “specific alternative design requirements on the scaffold from which [the plaintiff] fell” were imposed by general contractor
- “extensive precautions taken by [the general contractor] ... evince the same level of control over the details of [the independent contractor’s] work, regardless of the contractual language to the contrary”
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Judges: Ripple, Williams, Sykes
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