Williams v. Westover Finishing Co.

The plaintiffs, who are the husband and children of the decedent, Bertha Williams, brought this action to recover for damages for wrongful death, loss of consortium and parental society, and (by the husband as administrator of the decedent’s estate) personal injuries. The decedent, in the course of her employment on June 19, 1974, fell in a hole in the basement floor of the building where she worked. This resulted initially in a sprained ankle, and eventually in her death. The defendants, which will be referred to as “Finishing” and “Knitting,” are two corporations that together occupied the…