Roberts v. Southwick

The plaintiff’s amended complaint asserts claims against Rebecca Southwick and Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. This appeal raises issues only between the plaintiff and Southwick (defendant). The complaint alleges that on January 28, 1985, the defendant was the general contractor at the site of a house construction project in the town of Leverett. It is alleged that on that day the plaintiff was present at the site as the defendant’s invitee “for the purpose of learning carpentry skills with the consent of the [djefendant” and not as an employee of the defendant. The complaint says that, as a…