Fritchley v. Love-Courson Drilling Co.

This is an action for damages brought by Kenneth Fritchley as plaintiff against Love-Courson Drilling Co., Inc., and The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd. For convenience, Love-Courson Drilling Co., Inc., will be referred to as the defendant. The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., was. the workmen’s compensation insurance carrier of the plaintiff’s employer and was made a party defendant because of its right of subrogation.

The plaintiff was injured on March 11, 1960, when he fell from a ladder on a water tank owned by defendant. The specific negligence alleged in…