Polley v. Kansas City Oil Co.

*273The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This action was brought by the appellee to recover from the appellant damages for personal injuries received in the fall of a platform upon which he was standing while engaged in painting a building for the appellant.

The petition, in part, was as follows:

“That the platform or scaffold was erected against the side of said building, at the height of about twelve feet, in the following manner: That certain brackets or supports were constructed by fastening two pieces of plank or timber together in the form of a right angle, one arm of said angle…