No owner, occupant, lessee or managing agent of property shall be liable for the death or injury of an independent contractor or the independent contractor’s employees resulting from dangers of which the contractor knew or reasonably should have known.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-66
Immunity of premise owners from civil liability in certain circumstances
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 163 So. 3d 940 - Robert Calonkey v. Amory School District (2014)
Most recently applied in Rose v. Nissan North America (April 2025)
Laws, 2002, 3rd Ex Sess, ch. 4, § 7; Laws, 2004, 1st ex
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