American Radiator Co. v. Franzen

Franzen was awarded compensation against the Metropolitan Window Cleaning Company, primarily, and, secondarily against the American Radiator Company. The Metropolitan, company paid the award. The commission then changed its award and held that the radiator company was primarily liable. The district court affirmed this award and the radiator company brings error.

The business of the Metropolitan company was window cleaning and other cleaning. It was employed by the radiator company, whose business was manufacturing and selling heating plants, to clean its windows twice a month, and sent…