In apportioning liability between tortfeasors, a court may legitimately give weight to the fact that one defendant had actual knowledge of the danger while the other had only constructive knowledge. The labelling of a duty of care as non-delegable says nothing about the content of the duty beyond making the point that it cannot be sloughed off by engaging an independent contractor.
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