Ridings v. Ralph M. Parsons Co.

OPINION

REID, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal presents for resolution a narrow question of law. For the reasons hereinafter discussed, the decision of the Court of Appeals, allowing a defendant in an action for damages for personal injuries to plead as an affirmative defense that the plaintiffs employer caused or contributed to the plaintiffs injuries, is reversed.

Pleadings

This is an action for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff David E. Ridings, when he fell from a ladder during the course and scope of his employment by CBI-Nacon, Inc. The complaint, filed on January 22, 1991,…