Question

Which of the following was the result in Larry S. Lawrence v. Bainbridge Apartments, the case in the text in which the window washer argued that he was entitled to recover against the building owner for his injuries in a fall?
A. The window washer was entitled to workers' compensation as an employee.
B. The window washer was entitled to a recovery in tort based on the inherently dangerous activity at issue and the defendant's failure to take sufficient precautions.
C. The window washer was not entitled to recover because he took insufficient precautions for his own safety.
D. The window washer was entitled to no recovery based on his status as an independent contractor. p. 760
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Answer 1

Answer:

D. The window washer was entitled to no recovery based on his status as an independent contractor.

Explanation:

The reason is that the employer is liable to have all safety measures in place to safeguard the employee from any type of injury at work. If despite all these safety measures, the employee gets injured then he is entitled to workers' compensation.

However, the employer is not liable to compensate independent contractors for accidents as the duty of care is not upon the employer in the case of independent contractors which means that the independent workers are obliged to take all necessary precautions to avoid any injury because it will not be compensated by the employer. Thus, the employer is not liable to compensate independent contractors and option D is correct.