Todd v. Watson

BRUCE NORMILE, Special Judge.

Plaintiff-employee appeals from jury verdict and judgment in favor of defendants-employers.

Plaintiff was employed by the defendants as a bricklayer in the construction of their home. Plaintiff had been working on a stone fireplace at the time of the alleged injury. Petition alleged that plaintiff was injured when he slipped and fell while carrying a large and heavy stone by himself on wet and slippery ground. Defendants’ negligence was submitted on their failure “to provide: (a) reasonably safe conditions for work, 1 or (b) reasonably adequate help . . . ”

Defendant…