3316 The hirer of an independent contractor may be liable to an employee of the contractor for actively contributing to an injury by breaching an independent duty without engaging in active conduct.
RAY v SILVERADO (Open Road) 98 CA4 1112 [See: Privette v Superior Court 5 C4 689, T/AT 9/93; Toland v Sunland 18 C4 253, T/AT 8/98; Camargo v Tjaarda 25 C4 1235, T/AT 7/01; McKown v Wal-Mart 27 C4 219, T/AT 3/02; Hooker v DOT 27 C4 198, T/AT 3/02]
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