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PHILLIPS v. G.L. TRUMAN EXCAVATION CO.

Docket No. L.A. 26183.

55 Cal.2d 801 (1961)

362 P.2d 33

13 Cal. Rptr. 401

LOUIS J. PHILLIPS, Respondent, v. G.L. TRUMAN EXCAVATION COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 18, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crider, Tilson & Ruppe and Henry Kappler for Appellants.

Alvin E. Honoroff and Bernard Echt for Respondent.

PETERS, J.

On April 19, 1957, plaintiff, Louis J. Phillips, was working as a lather on the exterior of an apartment then under construction. The building was completely surrounded by a two-level scaffold, one level of which was 8 feet from the ground, and the second level was 12 feet from the ground. Plaintiff was on the second level. It was constructed of 2 by 4 uprights attached to the building by steel braces. Crossbeams...

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