Pafford v. . Construction Co.

Civil action to recover damages sustained by plaintiff when he fell down an open elevator shaft in a building being constructed by defendant as general contractor for Belk Brothers Company.

The defendant contracted to construct a five-story addition to the building of Belk Brothers Company in Charlotte, N.C. It let the subcontract for the wall plastering work to D. Draddy who was accountable to the defendant for the result only.

Plaintiff was a salesman for Certain-teed Products Corporation, which sold wall plastering and similar products to dealers and distributors. Plaintiff's employer had…