MacHado v. City of Hartford

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• “It is well established that, under the general rule, an employer is not liable for the negligence of its independent contractors.”
• allegations of negligence in roadwork creating defect in roadway that caused plaintiffs injuries properly invoked § 13a-149
• defendant city liable under § 13a-149 for injuries sustained by plaintiff when vehicle ‘‘hit a large depression in the roadway’’ and then collided with exposed manhole cover
• employer of independent contractor vicariously liable for contractor's negligent performance of nondelegable duty
• “it is the existence of the defect and the town’s actual or constructive knowledge of and failure to remedy the defect that are of primary importance in making out a prima facie case of municipal liability under § 13a-149” [emphasis in original]

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