Fecteau v. Wolco Homes, Inc.

Plaintiff, an employee of a construction subcontractor, was injured January 23, 1969, while working on the residential construction project of defendant. Plaintiff’s employer was hired by defendant to do rough carpentry work, i.e., the building and raising into position of assembled sections of homes and garages.

On the date in question, it was sunny and moderately warm; the snow on the ground was melting; the terrain was muddy and wet. Plaintiff’s foreman, a journeyman carpenter, called the work crew together to raise an assembled garage wall into place. Plaintiff was flanked on each side by…