Penrose v. Mitchell Bros. Crane Division, Inc.

FORT, J. (Pro Tempore).

At the time of his injury plaintiff was employed by the Howard Brewton Company as a laborer. His employer was engaged as a general contractor in the construction of a building. The work, so far as here pertinent, • involved the erection of precast concrete wall panels weighing approximately 25 tons each. In order to erect these wall panels, plaintiff’s employer, Brewton, rented a self-operating mobile crane from the defendant. Such a unit is a costly and complicated piece of machinery. The defendant furnished two of its own employees, both experienced specialists, with…