McCarrier v. Hollister

Citations

• 15 S.D. 366
• 89 N.W. 862
• 1902 S.D. LEXIS 16

Syllabus

<p>The general rule that the negligence of an independent contractor cannot be charged on the other party to the contract, does not apply where the work contracted for is intrinsically dangerous; and, if an independant contractor engaged in connecting a private building with a sewer negligently fails to' properly guard his excavation with lights or barriers, and a party is injured, the employer is liable.</p>