FRANKLIN PRIVETTE, Petitioner,
v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; JESUS CONTRERAS, Real Party in Interest.
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July 19, 1993.
July 19, 1993.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
COUNSEL
Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, Bentley, Wagner & Kane, Mark G. Bonino and Justice C. McPherson for Petitioner.
Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Christine T. Hoeffner, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold and Frederick D. Baker as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Seltzer & Cody, Christopher T. Cody and Richard Seltzer for Real Party in Interest.
Supreme Court of California.
OPINION
KENNARD, J.
(1a) Under the peculiar risk doctrine, a person who hires an independent contractor to perform work that is inherently dangerous can be held liable for tort damages when the contractor's negligent performance of the work causes injuries to others. By imposing such liability without fault on the person who hires the independent contractor, the doctrine seeks to ensure that injuries caused by inherently...
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