Chas. T. Derr Construction Co. v. Gelruth
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Pottawatomie County; J. B. A. Robertson, Judge. Action by Henry I. Gelruth against the Chas. T. Derr Construction Company and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The defendant in error, Henry I. Gelruth, as plaintiff, sued the plaintiffs in error, the city of Shawnee, the Chas. T. Derr Construction Company, and Chas. T. Derr, as defendants, for damages arising out of an injury alleged to have been occasioned whilst in their employ by the negligence of said defendants, their agents, and employees, on or about thv, #8th day of March, A. D. 1908.
The questions on this record essential for determination are as follows:(1) Is the construction company an independent contractor ?(2) Is the said Chas. T. Derr liable for the negligence of the construction…
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