CONOVER v. NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

No. 51529.

313 N.W.2d 397 (1981)

John CONOVER, Appellant, v. NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dosland, Dosland & Nordhougen and J. P. Dosland, Moorhead, for appellant.

Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, Donald M. Jardine and Kent F. Charpentier, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


SIMONETT, Justice.

In this case we consider the duty of care owed by one who possesses land to an employee of an independent contractor hired by the landowner. The trial court set aside a verdict for the plaintiff employee, holding the landowner-employer was not liable to the independent contractor's employee as a matter of law. We reverse the judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and we affirm the conditional order for a new trial but only as to liability.

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