JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
The issue in this appeal is whether a department store owner which had hired an independent contractor to renovate its property can be held liable for an injury suffered by a subcontractor installing carpet in the store. Given the particular facts in this case, we hold that the owner cannot be held liable because it did not cause the injury and it is not responsible for the acts of an independent contractor.
In October 1999, Neiman...
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