Fred Howland, Inc. v. Morris

Writ of error from the circuit court of Dade County, Florida.

Defendant in error, Morris, plaintiff below, was a building inspector in the employ of the City of Miami. Walgreen Company was having a building constructed on its city property and plaintiff in error, Fred Howland, Inc., defendant below, was the general contractor in charge of construction. • Walgreen had a superintendent in its own employ present at the building in general supervision of Walgreen’s interests.

While present in the building on a tour of inspection of the electrical equipment Morris fell through what is known in…