Vandal v. Geo. T. McLauthlin Co.

ALDRICH, District Judge.

This is a motion for judgment n. o. v., or, in the alternative, for a new trial, pursuant to Rule 50, Fed.Rules Civ. Proc. 28 U.S.C.A. The facts are these. In March, 1951, the defendant, an independent contractor, was remodeling an electric passenger and freight elevator in a factory in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to operate hydraulically. The plaintiffs, employees of another independent contractor, were doing certain carpentry work in the building as directed by the owner. ThiJ included lining the elevator shaft with asbestos board. On the day in question the defendant…