Short v. State Compensation Insurance Fund

Opinion

GINSBURG, J. *

Appellant, plaintiff below, was a roofer employed by Zerbe Roofing Company. On September 28, 1970, while working on the roof of an unfinished building, appellant and another employee moved a sheet of plywood which was lying on the unfinished roof. Unknown to them, it covered an otherwise unguarded hole in the roof. After picking up one end of the board, appellant walked toward the hole and fell through it, sustaining personal injuries. These were the basis of this action wherein appellant recovered a judgment, based upon, a verdict of the jury, against the general…