Husted v. Richards

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Leonard Husted suffered fatal injuries when a remaining portion of a burned building fell on him during razing operations. His administratrix brought this suit against the demolition contractor, Mike Richards, and his bulldozer operator, Curtis Willis. The jury verdict favored the defendants and the administratrix appeals, alleging error in the giving and refusing of four instructions.

The deceased, age 73, worked occasionally for Mike Richards. He was not employed on the day of the accident. There were three workers on the job of tearing down the two-story Desota Cafe in…