Souza v. Pratico

Plaintiff Anthony Polisso, an employee of defendant and appellant John Pratico, a masonry subcontractor, was injured on April 17, 1963 at a construction site in San Jose. He commenced this action for damages for personal injuries against defendant and cross-complainant Manuel Souza, the general contractor of the job, and against other defendants later dismissed. The gist of the complaint was that Souza so negligently and carelessly owned, operated, maintained, supervised, inspected and controlled the construction operations as to cause plaintiff’s injuries. Polisso did not join his employer…