Weeks v. Alabama Elec. Co-Op., Inc.

On June 8, 1977, Appellant Weeks was injured when a scaffold on which he was standing collapsed, causing him to fall to the concrete floor below. Appellant was employed as an electrician by Howard P. Foley Company during the construction of the Tombigbee Power Plant in Leroy, Alabama. Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AEC) was the owner of the Tombigbee Power Plant. The plans and specifications for the power plant were prepared by Burns McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. (Burns McDonnell).

Weeks filed suit on April 25, 1978, against AEC as owner of the premises; Specialty Contractors, Inc.,…