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JONES v. POWER CLEANING CONTRACTORS

88-278.

551 So.2d 996 (1989)

Jason JONES, By and Through his mother and next friend, Wanda L. JONES v. POWER CLEANING CONTRACTORS, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eason Mitchell, Alabaster, for appellant.

William T. Mills II of Porterfield, Scholl, Bainbridge, Mims & Harper, Birmingham, for appellee Power Cleaning Equipment, Inc.

W. Michael Atchison and Jeffrey E. Friedman of Starnes & Atchison, Birmingham, for appellee Sequoia Const. Co., Inc.

G. Thomas Yearout and Aubrey J. Holloway, Jr., Birmingham, for appellee American Restoration Co., Inc.

KENNEDY, Justice.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The issues are whether a contractor and subcontractor may be held liable for the negligence of an independent contractor, and whether the plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law.

FACTS

In 1985, the University of North Alabama ("U.N.A.") requested bids for renovation of the University Fine Arts Complex. A contract was awarded to Sequoia Construction...

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