Prest-O-Lite Co. v. Skeel
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Superior Court oí Marion County (85,795) ; Joseph Collier, Judge. Action by Jonathan B. Skeel against the Prest-O-Lite Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSpences, J.
This is an action by appellee for damages for personal injuries caused by the falling or collapse of a building owned by appellant. At the time of its collapse the building was being constructed by a firm of contractors, appellee was in the employ of the contractors and was at work on the roof as a carpenter.
The cause was tried on an amended second paragraph of complaint. A demurrer thereto for insufficient facts was overruled, and appellant answered in two paragraphs, the first being a general denial, the second that the building was being constructed by independent contractors. Trial was by…
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