Sheeler

Summary judgment was granted in favor of defendant and respondent Greystone Industries, Inc. (Greystone) and against plaintiffs and appellants Jimmy and Esther Sheeler. We affirm.

The following facts are not in dispute: In February 2000, Jimmy Sheeler was an experienced masonry and tile worker with 30 years of experience. At the time, he was an employee of Roy Gerbitz Tile, a subcontractor at a construction site in Stevenson Ranch. Greystone was the general contractor at the site. On February 2, 2000, Sheeler was injured at the site. As a result of his injuries, he received workers' compensation benefits.

On September 29, 2000, the Sheelers filed a complaint against Greystone, containing a negligence claim by Jimmy Sheeler, and a claim for loss of consortium by Esther Sheeler. The complaint alleged that Greystone negligently failed to "coordinate, construct, inspect, maintain, clean, protect, manage, control, and supervise the job site by allowing construction debris and other material to remain on" a staircase, and as a result, Sheeler tripped on debris while climbing the staircase.

On April 8, 2002, Greystone filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that…