Obeginski v. James

The defendant began construction of a house in 1957. The plaintiff, a ceramic tile mason, was engaged to do the tile work on the house. The defendant maintains that she was the general contractor for the job who employed the plaintiff directly to work under the direction of one Freeman Brandt who was defendant’s supervisor. The plaintiff claims that he was a subcontractor employed by Freeman Brandt who was the general contractor on the job.

In any event plaintiff did the work and it was unsatisfactory to the defendant. She made a complaint to the Oakland county prosecuting attorney charging…