Groleau v. Hallenbeck

Plaintiff, Eugene G-roleau, a resident of Iron Mountain, Michigan, is a carpenter by trade. He was engaged by defendant, Victoria Hallenbeck, to do carpenter work on an addition to a gasoline station, and his work consisted of making frames and scaffolds on the job. The scaffold from which plaintiff fell had-been- built prior to his engagement • by defendant, but he continued the scaffold to the end •of-the building,' a distance of about 24 feet.

At about the hour of 4:15 p.m,, on April 23, 1953, plaintiff climbed a ladder to the scaffold platform for the purpose of laying out work for the…