Mendes v. Caristo Construction Corp.

The appellant, a general contractor, engaged in the erection of a new school in this city, appeals from a judgment rendered after a jury verdict in favor of the respondent, an employee of a subcontractor, who was injured while working on the job.

At the time of the accident, respondent was assisting in the installation of a metal door buck (door framework) on the ground floor of the building. Since this particular door buck weighed in excess of 200 pounds and could not be lifted manually, the respondent and his foreman installed an outrigger on the third floor of the building to which they…