Overton v. Gerard

This action was originally brought against Adam J. Gerard and Ella C. Gerard to recover damages for the death of Lester Overton. Ella C. Gerard has since died and her executor has been substituted as defendant. The complaint alleges, in substance, that Overton, plaintiff’s intestate, agreed to paint a house owned or controlled by the defendants, on an hourly basis, and that while so engaged Overton fell ‘ ‘ from the roof and ladder ” and suffered injuries resulting in his death. It is alleged that decedent’s death was caused by the negligent failure *412of defendants to provide the decedent a…