Legal Opinion
Woodcock v. Fontana Scaffolding & Equipment Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided October 24, 1968No. S. F. No. 22605PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Plaintiff Waldo E. Woodcock, an employee of Barrett Construction Company, was injured on December 16, 1963, at a construction site in Palo Alto. He commenced this action for damages for personal injuries against Fontana Scaffolding and Equipment Company, alleging that it had negligently stacked a number of metal scaffold frames which had fallen on him.
Fontana Scaffolding denied all material allegations of the complaint, alleged negligence on the part of Barrett Construction Company, and claimed a setoff of the workmen’s compensation benefits Woodcock had received. Argonaut Insurance Company,…
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