South Alabama Brick Co., Inc., D/b/a Riley-Stuart Supply Co. v. J. Gregory Carwie, as Temporary Conservator Of…

Summary

The court held that the warehouse owner owed no direct duty to the roofing contractor's employee because the owner could reasonably expect the professional roofing contractor to possess knowledge equal or superior to the owner's knowledge of the skylight hazard. The court also rejected the trial court's additional duty requiring the owner to ensure that the contractor was qualified, because that theory concerned liability for contractor-created negligence rather than a preexisting premises condition. The judgment against the owner was reversed and the case remanded for entry of judgment in its favor.