RAY v. SILVERADO CONSTRUCTORS

No. G027107.

120 Cal.Rptr.2d 251 (2002)

98 Cal.App.4th 1120

Yvonna K. RAY, Individually and as Administrator, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SILVERADO CONSTRUCTORS et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

Review Denied August 28, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stolpman, Krissman, Elber & Silver, Donna Silver and Joel Krissman, Long Beach, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Schaffer & Lax, Clifford L. Schaffer, Michael M. Walsh; Schaffer, Lax, McNaughton & Chen, Michael M. Walsh, Los Angeles, David R. Highman; Highman, Fuller, Brown & Corrado and David R. Highman, Irvine, for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

MOORE, J.

An employee of an independent contractor was killed when construction materials blew off a bridge in high winds and struck him in the back of the head. In the ensuing litigation, the owner of the project and the general contractor moved for summary judgment, contending there was no basis for liability as a matter of law, under the rationale of Privette v. Superior Court (1993)

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