ELLIOTT-WILLIAMS CO., INC. v. DIAZ

No. 98-1100.

9 S.W.3d 801 (1999)

ELLIOTT-WILLIAMS CO., INC., Petitioner, v. Manuel DIAZ and Irma Julieta Diaz, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided December 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobbie Marie Guerra, Wayne Windle, John C. Steinberger, El Paso, for Petitioner.

Jose Juarez, Edward W. Dunbar, El Paso, for Respondents.


Justice BAKER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether a general contractor retains control over a subcontractor's work, thereby incurring liability for the subcontractor's negligence that injures a third party, when the general contractor does nothing more than enter into a contract with the premises owner obligating it to be responsible for its employees' and contracted employees' actions. We conclude that the general contractor did...

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