Utley v. Taylor & Gaskin, Inc.

Plaintiff Utley was the general contractor for the construction of a building in the Franklin Street Settlement project in the city of Detroit. Defendant was the subcontractor for the steel construction work in such building. On October 12, 1937, one Jerome Moore, a bricklayer employed by plaintiff, was severely injured by a steel beám which fell and struck him. Plaintiff’s insurance carrier, the Travelers Insurance Company, paid employee Moore workmen’s compensation and his medical, hospital, and nursing expenses in the total amount of $2,809.50.

Plaintiff brought the present suit under the…