Question

When a business owner uses an independent contractor to perform nonhazardous work, the business owner ordinarily is:_____.

a. not liable for harm to third persons or their property.
b. not bound to contracts made by the independent contractor.
c. not liable for the negligence of employees of the independent contractor.
d. not liable for the negligence of the independent contractor.
e. all of these.

Answer 1

e. all of these.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case when the business owner hired an independent contractor so he would not be responsible for the actions and the results of the independent contractor negligence or his contracts

Therefore as per the given options, the option d is to be chosen as it is not bound and not liable at all

hence, the correct option is e.