Peterson v. Beck

The appeal is from a judgment of nonsuit in an action for damages for the death of the intestate, Albin Peterson. He was killed as the result of a seven-story fall in a light-well of the- Colonial Hotel on Bush Street, San Francisco. He was an experienced journeyman painter and at the time of his death was working for his brother, the respondent, who was a contracting painter. The latter had contracted for the entire job of painting said hotel and the deceased acted as foreman in the work. The management of the job was left entirely in the decedent’s hands. He directed the work of all the…