Breene v. Crawford

The plaintiff below, a bricklayer, recovered judgment against the defendant upon the theory that she was negligent in failing to provide him a reasonably safe place to work, by reason of which the scaffold upon which he was standing fell with him, causing permanent injury to his foot.

The defendant owned and was building two new dwelling houses. She made an agreement with the plaintiff whereunder he was to do all of the brick work for $100 and an automobile, and she was to furnish the material and a helper. The evidence reveals that this helper constructed a scaffold which was improperly…