Piso v. Weirton Steel Co.

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellee, an industrial painter, sustained severe injuries as the result of an accident caused by appellant’s negligence and was awarded a verdict of $900,000. Appellant urges that we reverse and order a new trial; in the alternative, appellant contends that the lower court erred in refusing to mold the verdict and to order that the additional defendant indemnify the appellant.

On May 20, 1971, appellee Gary Piso (“Piso”) filed a complaint in trespass against appellant, Weirton Steel Company, a division of National Steel Corporation, (“Weirton”). On June 8, 1971, Weirton…