Roland Ex Rel. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Lloyd E. Mitchell, Inc.

Roland, the plaintiff-appellant, brought this suit to his own use and to that of an insurance carrier which had made payments to him in accordance with a Workmen’s Compensation award, against his employer, Hardinge Co., Inc. (Hardinge), Lloyd E. Mitchell, Inc. (Mitchell) and Esso Standard Oil Company (Esso) for injuries sustained by Roland as a result of an explosion while he was working on the premises of Esso. This appeal is from a summary judgment in favor of Mitchell. The suit has not been determined as against the other defendants.

The question chiefly argued on this appeal was whether…