Duncan v. Twin Leasing Corp.

Plaintiff, a rigger employed by a subcontractor, sued defendant-appellant, the general contractor, and defendant-respondent, another subcontractor, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as the result of a fall through an unguarded opening at the foot of a stairway in a building under construction. Plaintiff alleged that the accident was caused by negligence on the part of defendants and that the opening was permitted to be unguarded in violation of law. Defendant-appellant cross-claimed against defendant-respondent, alleging that defendant-respondent had created the dangerous…