Rumsey v. Schollman Bros. Co.

This is an action for damages against the defendant Schollman Bros. Co. based on alleged negligence in the operation of oil-burning salamanders on a construction job. At the close of the trial the court sustained a motion of the defendant for a directed verdict- and dismissed the action. Plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand.

Carl C. Wilson, Inc. was a general contractor, constructing a multiple unit apartment house in Omaha. Schollman Bros. Co., a corporation, was a subcontractor of the plumbing installations and hereinafter is called defendant. DeBuse Brothers, a corporation, was the…