Beary v. Pennsylvania Electric Co.

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment in a personal injury action. Appellant, plaintiff below, argues that the trial court erred in ordering a directed verdict in favor of appellee, Glass Containers Corporation. We agree and therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.

On September 13, 1978, appellant, as an employee of Edwards Tank Erection, Inc., was helping install a steel storage tank at appellee’s plant in Knox, Pennsylvania. The moving and assembly of the tank’s component steel plates required the use of a mobile crane, which was supplied by Edwards Tank Erection. Appellant…