Smith's Admr. v. Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

This is an action for damages against the “Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, ” a corporation, for the death of William Gibson Smith, who was killed while he was at work as a common laborer in the construction of a section- of the Southern Outfall Sewer by the appellee. The work had been originally let to a general contractor, who failed to carry out his contract, whereupon the appellee undertook its completion. Ap-pellee’s superintendent and engineer were in charge of the work, and Smith was an employe and engaged at work under one of…