Schmid v. United States

JUERGENS, District Judge.

This is a civil suit arising against the United States of America under the provisions of § 2674, Title 28, U.S.C., and § 60 to § 69, both inclusive, of Chapter 48, Illinois Revised Statutes, 1955, commonly known as the “Scaffolding Act.”

The plaintiff was employed by the Loren “Mika” Krause Construction Company, Inc., who had a contract with the United States, as a carpenter in the repair of building No. S-920 owned by the United States at Scott Field Air Base, a military installation. In the performance of his duties the plaintiff was required to work upon a scaffold…