116 Contractor's Liability for Personal Injuries Resulting From Defective Work

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

In Menendez v. Paddock Pool Constr. Co., 172 Ariz. 258, 836 P.2d 968 (App. 1991), an individual at a party was thrown head-first into the shallow end of the swimming pool and, as a result, became a paraplegic. The plaintiff claimed that the pool created a dangerous condition because it had insufficient markings of depth and lacked warnings that the pool had no deep end (the deepest part was only 4½ feet).

The plaintiff sought liability against the contractor that built the swimming pool, under the theory...