Killian v. Wheeloc Engineering Company
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Commissioner.
Johnnie W. Killian, a common laborer employed by a general contractor, was injured when he stepped from a ladder into a pile of metal duct woi'k on the basement floor of a house under construction. According to Killian the pieces of tin were left at the foot of the ladder by a tinner era-' ployed by a subcontractor, Wheeloc Engineering Company, who had the contract to install the furnace and duct work. In his suit against the subcontractor for negligent injury a jury returned a general verdict in his favor and fixed his damages at $29,-■000. The trial court sustained the…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bailey v. Interstate Airmotive, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1949
- Stith v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1952
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- Taylor v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1957
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