Legal Opinion
Wendland v. Ridgefield Construction Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 12, 1981PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeight, J.
This personal injury action arises from a construction site accident which occurred on October 30, 1973, at the Brookfield High School in the town of Brookfield. The plaintiff, Alfred Wendland, sustained compound fractures of the tibia and fibula of his right leg, and a fracture dislocation of his left anide when an earthen wall in a trench, near which he was working, collapsed and the ensuing landslide pinned him against wooden panel forms.
Wendland was employed as a carpenter by Ray Adler, Inc., general contractors for the Brookfield High School construction project. Ray Adler, Inc., had in…
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- Koll v. Manatt's Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- Augustus Chavis v. Finnlines Ltd., O/yCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Knight v. Burns, Kirkley & Williams Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
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