Cosentino v. A.F. Lusi Construction Co.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

On March 3,1981, A.F. Lusi Construction Co., Inc. (Lusi), a general contractor, was building an apartment house in the city of Providence that was to be called Riveredge Village Apartments. Two of the subcontractors working on the job were Otis Elevator Co. (Otis) and Eagle Cornice Co., Inc. (Eagle). Otis, as the name implies, was installing elevators, and Eagle’s responsibility was the installation of the roof.

Arlindo Alves, Jr. (Alves), on the day in question was working for Otis at the bottom of the elevator shaft. The open end of the shaft was covered by a…