Lawrence v. Tilo Roofing Co.

At the time of the accident Frank Lawrence, Jr., who for convenience will be called the plaintiff, was attending the Milford Grammar School. The defendant was in the midst of repairs upon the roof of the building, but because of rain its men were not present on the day of the accident. In the prosecution of the work the de fendant used a hoisting apparatus which was set upon the flat roof. The boom was a plank of hard wood twelve feet long and two by six inches in dianqeter. .When in place this boom extended about a foot and a half from the facé of the building, whosé outer wall rose about…