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5 Alabama opinions name it 1 courts 1966–2016 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Alabama courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Irene Cook, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerry D. Cook v. Branick Mfg., Inc., a Corporationgreen2 sentences2016In Armstrong, this Court held that when a premises owner is found to owe a duty to warn, that duty is satisfied, as a matter of law, when the contractor or supervisory personnel has knowledge of the dangerous condition: “Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer’s individual employees falls to the employer. ‘[T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and ... this 1999This Court held that the defendant could not be held liable to the plaintiff because it had discharged its duty by warning the plaintiff's employer of the danger. "`Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer's individual employees falls to the employer. " [T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and . . . this duty is discharged if those in charge of the work for | 4 | 4 |
Gulf Oil Corporation v. Kenneth C. Bivinsgreen2 sentences2016In Armstrong, this Court held that when a premises owner is found to owe a duty to warn, that duty is satisfied, as a matter of law, when the contractor or supervisory personnel has knowledge of the dangerous condition: “Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer’s individual employees falls to the employer. ‘[T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and ... this 1999This Court held that the defendant could not be held liable to the plaintiff because it had discharged its duty by warning the plaintiff's employer of the danger. "`Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer's individual employees falls to the employer. " [T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and . . . this duty is discharged if those in charge of the work for | 2 | 5 |
Armstrong v. Georgia Marble Co.green1 sentence2016In Armstrong, this Court held that when a premises owner is found to owe a duty to warn, that duty is satisfied, as a matter of law, when the contractor or supervisory personnel has knowledge of the dangerous condition: “Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer’s individual employees falls to the employer. ‘[T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and ... this | 1 | 1 |
McGregory v. LLOYD WOOD CONST. CO.green1 sentence1999This Court held that the defendant could not be held liable to the plaintiff because it had discharged its duty by warning the plaintiff's employer of the danger. "`Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer's individual employees falls to the employer. " [T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and . . . this duty is discharged if those in charge of the work for | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Bivins v. Gulf Oil Corp.
green
2 sentences2016In Armstrong, this Court held that when a premises owner is found to owe a duty to warn, that duty is satisfied, as a matter of law, when the contractor or supervisory personnel has knowledge of the dangerous condition: “Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer’s individual employees falls to the employer. ‘[T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and ... this 1999This Court held that the defendant could not be held liable to the plaintiff because it had discharged its duty by warning the plaintiff's employer of the danger. "`Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer's individual employees falls to the employer. " [T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and . . . this duty is discharged if those in charge of the work for | 4 | 1991–2016 |
Graham v. Houlihan
green
1 sentence2016In Armstrong, this Court held that when a premises owner is found to owe a duty to warn, that duty is satisfied, as a matter of law, when the contractor or supervisory personnel has knowledge of the dangerous condition: “Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer’s individual employees falls to the employer. ‘[T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and ... this | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Hochman v. United States
neutral
1 sentence2016In Armstrong, this Court held that when a premises owner is found to owe a duty to warn, that duty is satisfied, as a matter of law, when the contractor or supervisory personnel has knowledge of the dangerous condition: “Once a third party discharges its duty by warning the employer, the duty of warning each of the employer’s individual employees falls to the employer. ‘[T]he owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and ... this | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Ex Parte Meadowcraft Industries, Inc.
green
1 sentence2016Moreover, in Ex parte Meadowcraft Industries, supra, we explained that knowledge of a general contractor retained to install a conveyor at defendant’s plant concerning the dangers of the conveyor-belt system was imputed to the employee of a subcontractor. 11 817 So.2d at 708 . | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Levesque v. Fraser Paper Limited
green
2 sentences1966In Gulf Oil Corporation v. Bivins, 5 Cir., 276 F.2d 753 , the court considered the duty of the owner to employees of an independent contractor and stated the rule as follows: “We are persuaded by both precedent and principle that the owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and that this duty is discharged if those in charge of the work for the independent contractor are given warning or have’ knowledge of the danger. * * * ” ( 2 1966In Gulf Oil Corporation v. Bivins, 5 Cir., 276 F.2d 753 , the court considered the duty of the owner to employees of an independent contractor and stated the rule as follows: “We are persuaded by both precedent and principle that the owner or occupier of particular property has a duty to warn the employees of an independent contractor who has undertaken to do work on the property, of dangers that are hidden on or inhere in that property, and that this duty is discharged if those in charge of the work for the independent contractor are given warning or have’ knowledge of the danger. * * * ” ( 2 | 1 | 1966–1966 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.