Concannon v. J. L. Strassel Paint & Roofing Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Settle

Reversing.

James J. Concannon, while in the employ of the appellee,. J. L. Strassel Paint & Roofing Company, and engaged in painting on the interior of a building then being constructed in the city of Louisville, was thrown to the floor and killed by the falling of a scaffold upon which he was at the time standing. IJis wife, the appellant, Catherine Cocannon, following her appointment and qualification as the administratrix of his estate, brought this action against the appellee to recover damages for his death, alleging that it was caused by its negligence…