Walton v. Bryn Mawr Hotel Co.

Citations

• 160 Pa. 3
• 28 A. 438
• 1894 Pa. LEXIS 750

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Erection of buildings — Liability of owner for accidents.</p> <p>A person who is erecting a building or other structure, is not liable for accidents happening in the course of the erection if he exercises ordinary care in selecting competent persons to do the work.</p> <p>A hotel company which has employed a skillful and competent architect and superintendent for the construction of its hotel, is not liable to a carpenter employed on the building for injuries caused by the falling in of a floor from a cause not made clear by the testimony.</p>