Docos v. John Moriarty & Associates, Inc.

The plaintiff, William Docos, brought a negligence action against defendants John Moriarty & Associates, Inc. (Moriarty), and John A. Penney Co., Inc. (Penney), for injuries sustained at a construction site when a stack of sheetrock fell on him. A Superior Court judge allowed the defendants’ summary judgment motion and dismissed the action. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

*6391. Background. We recite the material facts in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, Docos. The standard is familiar. See Global NAPs, Inc. v. Awiszus, 457 Mass. 489, 499 n.16 (2010). Docos was a carpenter…