Case Summary

5036 Independent contractor cannot rely on peculiar risk doctrine to impose vicarious liability on general contractor who was responsible for hiring because independent contractors are not part of the class of innocent persons intended to benefit from this theory.

TVERBERG V FILLNER CONST, INC (Peculiar Risk Exception) 49 C4 518 [See Privette v Superior Court, 5 C4 689, T/AT 9/1993; Michael v Denbeste Transportation Inc, 137 CA4 1082, T/AT 5/2006]