Whitehouse v. Green

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

The plaintiff got a verdict in assumpsit in the county court, but judgment was entered for defendant n. o. v. On plaintiff’s petition to the common pleas for leave to appeal to that court, an order was made directing the county court to enter judgment on the verdict for the plaintiff. From that action defendant has appealed to this court, contending defendant was not legally liable.

Plaintiff was a brick subcontractor under contract with one, Bernstein, to do certain brick work on premises owned by defendant, Green. During the progress of the work, the bricklayers struck.…