Inman v. Aluminum Co. of America

TOMLIN, Judge.

This is a personal injury case. Harold Inman and his wife, as plaintiffs, 1 brought suit against the defendant, Aluminum Company of America, for personal injuries sustained by him when he fell from a platform on a tower on defendant’s premises. At the time of the injury, plaintiff was an employee of Invirex Demolition, Inc. (hereinafter “Invirex”). He was participating in the demolition of some obsolete portions of defendant’s plant by the use of a cutting torch when a portion of the structure collapsed, causing him to fall to the ground. A jury trial was had in the Circuit…