Dixon v. Breland

Plaintiff was employed by defendant as a plasterer, and was furnished a scaffolding or platform on which to work. At the time of the injury sued for, plaintiff was engaged in plastering the walls of a room 7x9 feet, upon a scaffold constructed of planks 2x6 inches, placed crosswise upon two supports or “horses.” This resulted in a platform six feet high, which covered the area of the room except for a space about ten inches along the north and south walls, and about eighteen inches along the east and west walls. Plaintiff was injured when the plank next to the north wall slipped off the…