Szappanos v. W. P. Nelson Co.

Mr. Justice F. A. Smith

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant in error, Szappanos, brought an action for personal injuries against plaintiff in error in the Municipal Court of Chicago. While working for plaintiff in error, the defendant in error fell from a scaffold to the floor below, a distance of from ten to twelve feet, and sprained his ankle.

The evidence shows that defendant in error was one of a gang of painters in the employ of the plaintiff in error, doing a painting job on a building. These painters were working under the supervision of Foreman McCabe. At the time of the…