Burton v. American Bridge Co.

I dissent and vote to reverse the order and judgment, and to deny the motion to set aside the verdict. It will be necessary briefly to state the facts.

In August, 1946, Abraham & Straus, Inc., owner of a department store in Brooklyn, engaged a general contractor to do extensive alteration work. The general contractor engaged, among others, the two subcontractors with whom we are concerned. One was the respondent American Bridge Company (hereinafter called the Bridge Company), to do the steel work, and the other was plaintiff’s employer, the Arthur A. Johnson Company (hereinafter called…