Does a subcontractor have an equal share of liability with the general contractor?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Alber v. Owens, 427 P.2d 781, 59 Cal.Rptr. 117, 66 Cal.2d 790 (Cal. 1967):

10 Nevertheless, even where identical duties exist, it cannot be said as a matter of law that 'where there is liability on the general contractor it must inexorably follow that liability shall co-exist against the subcontractor-employer.' (Souza v. Pratico, supra, 245 A.C.A. 680, 689, 54 Cal.Rptr. 159, 165.)

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