Szumski v. Lehman Homes, Inc.

WIEAND, Judge:

Methislaus Szumski was injured when he fell from a temporary platform used to achieve passage to and from the front door of a dwelling house then under construction. At the time of the fall, Szumski and his son were doing the electrical and plumbing work pursuant to a contract with the owners, Andrew J. and Connie Miroslau. Szumski filed an action in trespass against Lehman Homes, Inc., another contractor who had put the temporary platform in place. Lehman Homes caused the owners to be joined as additional defendants. A jury trial produced a verdict in favor of Szumski for…