Landowski v. Chapoton

The defendant was a large contractor and builder. Among his various contracts was one for the erection of a church and parish house in connection therewith. Plaintiff was a brick carrier. While carrying brick upon a scaffold, it broke. He fell and was injured. The scaffold was first built by the carpenters. One for the use of masons is required to be stronger. In the necessary division of the work defendant had a scaffold builder, who had built scaffolds for 20 years, and never before had one broken. When the work was ready for the masons, the scaffold builder strengthened the scaffold as…