Harris v. Meyers (Et Al.)

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Philip Sachse made extensive repairs and additions to a building in Philadelphia under a general contract with the owner. He sublet the pointing of the brickwork to Theodore Rippy. John W. Harris, claimant’s husband, was Rippy’s employee. On October 28, 1942, Harris, in the course of his employment, fell from a scaffold and died from injuries the following day. Claimant thereupon filed two separate claims for compensation for her husband’s death from accident, one against Philip Sachse, the general contractor, and the other against Theodore Rippy, the subcontractor. Sachse…