Nugent v. Cudahy Packing Co.

McClain, J.—

At the time of receiving the injury complained of, plaintiff was in defendant’s employ as a carpenter, and was in charge of workmen engaged in the general business of repairing an old building. The entire work was being done under the supervision of one Casey, *519who was defendant’s general superintendent for the work. The particular work being done at the time of the accident by plaintiff and the men under his charge was that of letting the weight of the upper floors down upon a post resting on a new brick pier which had been constructed by other workmen to support such post and the…