Legal Opinion
Arthur v. Standard Engineering Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 25, 1951No. 10735PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, John H. Arthur, was an employee of the H. B. Foley Company which was the electrical subcontractor on a local building project. The appellee, Standard Engineering Company, was the steamfitting subcontractor.
The steamfitters constructed a rude scaffold for their own use in accomplishing their part of the work. Parallel with and about four feet from a large pipe already-installed, they placed a long plank, each end of which rested on a rigid support. Two shorter planks were put in a transverse po- - sition to span the four-foot space between the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bennett v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Quigley v. . ThatcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- McGlone v. William Angus, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Branan v. WimsattCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1924
- Schwartzman v. LloydCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Ralph D. Smith and Thelma Smith v. Arbaugh's Restaurant, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Firfer Et Ux. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Roberts v. RosenblattSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Jack Jeffries v. Potomac Development Corporation v. Erwin F. Simon & Associates and Thomas L. Watson, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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