Dougherty v. Pratt Institute

The action is to recover damages for injuries resulting in death.

Plaintiff’s intestate was employed by the Consolidated Window Cleaning Corporation which had a contract with the defendant, the Pratt Institute, for the cleaning of windows. He was sent by his employer to the defendant’s building, constructed and then in use as a school. While standing on the outer ledge of one of the windows he fell to his death. A few of the windows were fitted with hooks for the safety belts of cleaners. Other windows were without hooks. There were none at the window where the man was standing when he fell. A…