Peterson v. Feltenberger

Opinion by

Whitmobe, J.,

William Peterson, the plaintiff, appellant, was employed as a laborer by the Manhattan Fire Proof in the construction of the Lewis Tower Building at 1421 Locust Street, Philadelphia. John Jenkins was at the same time and place employed as a bridgeman by William F. Feltenberger, the defendant. During the construction access from one floor to another was by means of ladders. On April 10, 1929, about 2 o’clock P. M., the plaintiff attempted to ascend the ladder from the ground floor to the second floor, and at the same time Jenkins was descending the ladder from the third…