Hudnall v. S & W Construction Company of Tenn., Inc.

This suit involves a common law action for damages brought by an employee of a subcontractor against the principal contractor due to personal injuries received by the plaintiff at Natchez, Mississippi. This action is based upon the alleged negligence of the principal contractor in the construction of a scaffold which collapsed while plaintiff was using it in the performance of his work. The defendant, principal contractor, pled in defense of this suit compliance by it with the Workmen’s Compensation Acts of the State of Tennessee and Mississippi, and averred that the plaintiff’s exclusive…