RUSSELL, Justice.
The determinative question in this appeal is whether a landlord, having employed an independent contractor to make repairs or improvements, is liable to a tenant for injuries caused by the contractor's negligent performance of the work.
In 1982, Nadine Kesler was the owner of a rental duplex building in Roanoke. Lottie Allen was a tenant who occupied the downstairs unit in the duplex. Mrs. Allen's sister, who also lived there, asked Mrs....
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