Legal Opinion
Kuptz v. Ralph Sollitt & Sons Const. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1937No. 8143PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUM, District Judge.
This action to recover for personal injuries alleged to be the result of the defendant’s negligence was instituted by John J. Kuptz and Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, as plaintiffs, against Ralph Sollitt & Sons Construction Company.
Defendant-appellee was general contractor for the construction of a new post office building in Tyler, Tex. David Gray was subcontractor for the erection of wooden concrete forms, and Meyer Light Company for electrical work. Both were “independent subcontractors.”
Plaintiff Kuptz was employed by the electrical subcontractor as…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Armour v. HahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Southern Indiana Railway Co. v. HarrellIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
- Pettyjohn & Sons v. BashamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. HoffmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1914
- Chambers v. American Tin Plate Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Wood v. Kane Boiler Works, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1951
- Union Tank & Supply Co. v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Cagle v. McQueen Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. Gulf Oil Corp. McQueen v. Cagle. Gulf Oil Corp. v. CagleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Carroll v. LanzaDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1953
- Amacker v. Skelly Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
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