Does a contractor owe a duty to the owner of a building where there is a contractor engaged in work for which the owner has contracted?

[47 Cal.App.4th 1470] Chance v. Lawry's, Inc. (1962) 58 Cal.2d 368, 24 Cal.Rptr. 209, 374 P.2d 185 has been characterized as establishing the general proposition that a contractor owes a duty to all persons whom he reasonably may expect to be affected by his work. (At pp. 378-379, 24 Cal.Rptr. 209, 374 P.2d 185.) Upon close examination, however, it is clear the proposition stated applies to persons foreseeably on the premises while the contractor is engaged in work for which the owner has contracted. It thus does not create

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