Clader v. Gangewere
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 254, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., June T., 1911, No. 3, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William J. Clader v. William EL Gangewere. ' Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Staples, P. J., specially presiding. At the trial it appeared that on May 16, 1910, the plaintiff, a hod-carrier, fell from a runway or scaffolding around the building on which he was working.
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Appeal, No. 254, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., June T., 1911, No. 3, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William J. Clader v. William EL Gangewere. ' Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Staples, P. J., specially presiding. At the trial it appeared that on May 16, 1910, the plaintiff, a hod-carrier, fell from a runway or scaffolding around the building on which he was working. The circumstances of the accident are set forth iñ the opinion of the Superior Court. The court refused binding instructions for defendant (7). Verdict and judgment…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
Plaintiff was injured while at work on a runway-used in connection with the construction of a building. His duty was to carry materials up a ladder to the runway and deliver them to the masons employed on the work. While thus engaged, one of the boards of the runway, or close by the runway, broke, causing him to fall to the ground below, where he received injuries. The evidence to establish defendant’s liability is very meager. It was hardly sufficient to submit the case to the jury on the question as to whether the contract was with defendant or a man by the name of…
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