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BRENT v. UNICOL, INC.

No. S-8178.

969 P.2d 627 (1998)

William E. BRENT, Appellant, v. UNICOL, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Hempel, Choate Hempel, Juneau, for Appellant.

Eric P. Gillett, Preg, O'Donnell, Sargeant & Gillett, PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE and BRYNER, JJ.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Under the majority rule, reflected in Restatement (Second) of Torts § 385 (1965), even after a property owner accepts a contractor's work, the contractor may be liable to third parties injured by a dangerous condition the contractor created on the property. William Brent sued Unicol, Inc., an independent contractor, after he fell into a hole that Unicol left on the worksite. The superior...

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