Thomas E. Doyle, Jr. v. Nels Johnson Construction Company, and Case Foundation Company

FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

Action for personal injury caused by an accident at a construction site in Wisconsin. 1 Defendant Neis Johnson Construction Company was the general contractor. Defendant Case Foundation Company was a subcontractor for the purpose of drilling caisson holes. Plaintiff Doyle was employed by Warzyn Engineering Company, which had been employed by the owner to inspect the caisson holes. Doyle is a soil technician.

Plaintiff Doyle inspected a hole which Case had drilled. He was injured while being lifted out of the hole by a drilling rig operated by Case. The rig has a…