E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Frechette

SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff (appellee) in an action brought against the defendant (appellant) to recover damages for personal injuries. Briefly stated, the questions presented are:

1. Does the Minnesota Workmen’s Compensation Act, Chap. 176, Minnesota Statutes 1941 [Minnesota Statutes 1945 and M.S.A.] prevent a subcontractor’s employee, who has received workmen’s compensation from his employer, from maintaining an action for negligence against the general contractor, when both the general contractor and the subcontractor were engaged on the same…