McDowell Construction Supply Corp. v. Williams

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

Thomas Mark Williams, the plaintiff-respondent, commenced this action in the district court to recover damages from the appellant-defendant, McDowell Construction Supply Corp., for injuries Williams received when he was struck by a large stack of plywood that fell from the rafters of a partially constructed church. The plywood had been delivered to the job site by a McDowell employee, Michael Foard, who unloaded the plywood through the use of a forklift. Pursuant to instructions given by the superintendent of the general contractor, Tobler and Oliver…