Clark v. Monarch Engineering Co.

The plaintiff has recovered a judgment against the defendant for damages resulting from the, death of plaintiff’s husband caused by the alleged negli-. gence of the defendant. At the time of the accident the, plaintiff’s husband was performing work, as an employee, of a subcontractor, in the construction of a building. The defendant was the general contractor, Upon this, appeal the defendant directs its attack upon the judgment on the ground that the liability imposed upon a general contractor under section 56 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 67) is “ exclusive and in place…