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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 5 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Pasquale v. Ohio Power Co..

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1 Pasquale v. Ohio Power Co. Anchor
wva · 1992
green “the dangerous work exception to the independent contractor defense is that if the employer of the independent contractor knows the work is hazardous or dangerous, he cannot escape liability.” 3
2 Peneschi v. National Steel Corp.
wva · 1982
green “the employer of an independent contractor cannot insulate himself from liability to third parties for the consequences of the use of abnormally dangerous instrumentalities by employing an independent contractor.” 2

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