Opinion ID: 4034253
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Common-Law Negligence Claim

Text: Plaintiff also asserts that the trial court and the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that plaintiff failed to adduce evidence sufficient to create a triable issue of fact with respect to his common-law negligence claim. As noted, plaintiff relies on essentially the same factual circumstances to support his negligence claim as he does for his claim under the ELL. Polygon contends that plaintiff’s negligence claim fails because, under common-law principles, a general contractor does not owe a duty of care to the employees of a [the] defendant would take care of such duties, because [the] defendant itself had no right to supervise the employees of the contractor.” Id. at 1167-68. However, as the dissent in that case noted, the reliance on Wilson was dictum and not necessary to support the court’s decision that the ELL did not apply. Id. at 1175