Legal Opinion
Tsarnas v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 20, 1980No. 47PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
Xenophon Tsarnas sustained personal injuries during the course and scope of his employment with Avalotis Painting Company, Inc. (employer), the alleged injuries having resulted from an accident which occurred at the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation Plant at Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He filed a complaint in trespass against Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Eichleay Corporation and Whitehead & Kales Company (W&K) alleging that the accident occurred when a vertical steel sag bar became detached from its fasteners, causing him to fall and sustain serious…
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