Mulchey v. Methodist Religious Society

This is an action of tort, brought against a religious society and against Barber and Sleeper, to recover for injuries suffered by the plaintiff by reason of the fall of a staging upon which he was standing while engaged in painting the ceiling of a church belonging to the society.

By a contract made by the society, acting through Barber and Sleeper as its committee and authorized agents, with Needham, in whose employ the plaintiff was, the society employed Need-ham to paint the whole of the inside of the building, for a gross sum, and not subject to the direction or control of the defendants,…