Harris v. Hand

This is an appeal by plaintiff, Robert G. Harris, Jr., from a summary judgment in favor of defendant, Danny Hand, in a co-employee suit brought under the third-party provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act (Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-11). We affirm.

Harris sustained personal injuries on August 5, 1981, when he fell from a ladder on the jobsite of his employer, Seyforth Roofing Company. Seyforth was engaged in reroofing a housing project. At the time of his fall, Harris was standing on a ladder talking with his supervisor, who was working on top of a two-story building. Harris injured his…