Virginia Dare Stores, Inc. v. Schuman

On July 1st, 1936, and for some time prior thereto, Charles Schuman was employed by Queen City Window Cleaning Company. Virginia Dare Stores, Inc., owner of a store at 15 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, had previously engaged York Ice Machine Company to install an air conditioning system in its store. As a result of the installation, the east and south walls of the store were left spotted and dirty, whereupon York Ice Machine Company employed Queen City Window Cleaning Company to clean them. On the morning of July 1st, 1936, Schuman and one Parr, a co-employee, were sent by the manager of…