Hennig v. Crosby Group, Inc.

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• owning the premise is not sufficient to create liability unless the 8 owner actively supervised the employees, had superior knowledge that an object was defective, 9 or took actions that affirmatively increased the risk of harm
• in absence of active supervision of independent contractor's employees, general contractor does not have duty to insure that safety regulations are complied with
• common law duty of care recognized and discussed a year after Stute
• Fort of Seattle not liable to construction company because it did not actively supervise employees, furnish the equipment that caused the injury, have superior knowledge that the equipment might be defective, or affirmatively increase the risk

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