Gallivan v. Wark Co.

Opinion by

Me. Justice Kephaet,

Plaintiff- was employed by the Gow Company, which was doing the excavation work for a large building as a subcontractor under the Warlc Company. He looked after the pumps, and his chief duty was to keep the water jackets filled. Gasoline was used as the fuel and ii was supplied from drums stored on'the premises. In the early morning of June 25, 1924, while plaintiff was drawing gasoline into an open can from one of the drums, there was an explosion. Plaintiff was badly burned. The result of his injury is permanent incapacity to labor.

Plaintiff applied for and…