DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 15.7
Duty of Landowner to Employees of Independent Contractor
LANDOWNER’S DUTY TO EMPLOYEES OF
AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
A landowner has no duty to protect an independent contractor’s employees from
hazards created by performance of the contracted work. Nor does a landowner have
a duty to preserve the condition of the premises or to supervise the manner in which
the work is performed unless the owner retains active control over how the work is
carried out and the methods used.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
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