Ford Motor Co. v. Donaldson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. This cause comes here to review a judgment of the District Court, Eastern District of New York, entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of defendant in error, who was plaintiff below. The action was brought by an ernployé to recover for personal injuries predicated on the alleged negligence of the employer.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The walls and ceilings of defendant’s showroom were to be painted; plaintiff and another employé were ordered to do the work. It was necessary as a preliminary to this work to wash or otherwise remove kalsomine from the ceiling. In order to reach the ceiling a platform was constructed by making two horses about 10 feet high and 5 feet long, on which planks were placed so as to obtain a platform for the men to stand on. This work was done by plaintiff and the other painter, Hughes. Not finding planks on the premises which they thought suitable, Hughes with the consent of…
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