Langdon v. Lawrence Park Realty Co.

Citations

• 254 Pa. 86
• 98 A. 777
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 687

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Injury to employee of inde~ pendent contractor — Liability of owner — Judgment for defendant.</p> <p>In an action against an owner of real estate by an employee of an independent contractor engaged to construct certain buildings thereon, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a fall resulting from defects in a scaffold erected by the contractor, judgment was properly entered for the defendant non obstante veredicto where it appeared that there was no contractual relation between plaintiff and defendant. Plaintiff’s right to recover, if at all, was against his employer.</p>