Potts v. Dow Chemical Co.

*325WIEAND, Judge:

Henry Potts, Robert Potts, Michael Baker, and John Flatt, employees of United States Steel Corporation, sustained injuries as a result of inhaling chemical fumes released while Dow Chemical Company was cleaning the water system of United States Steel Corporation’s plant in Ambridge. The employees filed separate complaints in trespass against Dow, in which they alleged negligent handling of cleaning chemicals. Dow filed complaints in all actions joining U. S. Steel as an additional defendant on the grounds that it was solely liable to each plaintiff on the cause of action alleged…