Legal Opinion
GLARRATANO v. Weitz Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 10, 1967No. 52089PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMason, J.
This is a law action to recover damages for wrongful death of an 18-year-old boy who fell 80 feet from a roof under construction at the Iowa Electric Light & Power Company near Marshalltown on June 7, 1960, and suffered fatal injuries. Plaintiff is administrator of Erwin A. Giarratano’s estate.
Defendant, The Weitz Company, Inc., an Iowa corporation, was engaged as principal contractor to construct an addition to a building for the light company under a written contract between defendant and the property owner. Plaintiff’s decedent was an employee of Anning-Johnson Company, a subcontractor…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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