State Ex Rel. Horspool v. Haid

This is an original proceeding in this court, by certiorari, to review the opinion and judgment of the St. Louis Court of Appeals in the case of Forsythe v. Horspool, 49 S.W.2d 687, on the ground that same is in conflict with certain rulings of this court. Forsythe, a carpenter was employed by Horspool in the construction of a dwelling house in St. Louis County and while engaged in that work was injured when the platform or floorboards of a scaffold upon which he was standing "tilted" and fell. Forsythe brought an action for damages and recovered judgment for $3,500. Upon appeal by defendant…