A Texas appellate court recently addressed the applicability of Chapter 95 to protect a landowner from negligence claims brought by a contractor injured while working on-site, finding that a utility company owning an easement qualified as a landowner, and that plaintiff’s counsel had not established the landowner’s actual knowledge of the danger to avoid the
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Chapter 95, a statute that protects property owners from personal injury suits by employees of contractors and subcontractors, applies to claims against property owners for the negligent hiring of the contractor or subcontractor.
In certain circumstances, Chapter 95 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code protects property