Henderson v. Central Tel. Co. of Virginia

Raley H. Henderson, an employee of Continental Communications Construction Company (Continental), was injured on March 31, 1980, when he fell from a rolling ladder while supervising the addition of trunk lines to the No. 5 Crossbar 1 located in the Charlottesville office of Central Telephone Company of Virginia (Centel). On October 11, 1979, Centel entered into a contract with Continental for the “installation and/or maintenance of Central Office Equipment.” At the time he was injured, Henderson, was acting pursuant to the contract.

In January 1982, Henderson sued Centel and others. On March…