Bachler v. Widmyer

Citations

• 242 Pa. 108
• 88 A. 908
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 846

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Worhman — Independent contractor — Owner of building — Evidence—N onsuit.</p> <p>A nonsuit was properly entered in an action against the owner of a building to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband, where it appeared that the deceased was a workman employed by an independent contractor, who was engaged in installing certain plumbing work in a new building ■ under erection belonging to defendant, and the evidence showed that the defendant had no control over the building operations, which were entirely in the hands of independent contractors, except to see that the work was done in accordance with the plans and specifications, and that the deceased was killed in consequence of the breaking of a ladder which had been left in place by another independent contractor engaged in the work, and which the deceased in common with other workmen undertook to use. The duty to provide a reasonably safe place to work and proper appliances rested exclusively upon decedent’s employer, and not upon defendant.</p>