VEST v. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY

No. 72-1055.

469 F.2d 256 (1972)

James VEST and Beverly Ann Vest, Appellants, v. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elmer C. Oberhellmann, St. Louis, Mo., filed appendix and brief for appellants.

William Wallace Evans, St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, ROSS, Circuit Judge, and VAN PELT, Senior District Judge.


MATTHES, Chief Judge.

At issue for determination is the question whether National Lead Company, appellee, is liable for injuries sustained by James Vest, one of the appellants, who was an employee of an independent contractor engaged in reroofing a building owned by National. The district court ruled that, on the facts developed by the plaintiffs' evidence, National was not liable. We reach the same conclusion and affirm.

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