Hood v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that control is an \amorphous concept\ which is usually fact dependent and for determination by a jury
• ruling that Restatement § 343 does not apply “to situations where the independent contractor and the landowner are equally knowledgeable of the dangerous conditions...”
• stating that “control is a factual issue to be resolved by the jury” and that if the owner/employer assumed affirmative duties with regard to safety, it retained sufficient control to be held liable if it exercises that control negligently
• granting summary judgment for owner/employer of independent contractor
• providing an example of the proper inquiry

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