Caldearo v. County of Delaware

LIPPINCOTT, J.,

Plaintiff instituted this action in trespass against defendant, County of Delaware, alleging that he was injured while helping to affix fighting fixtures to poles erected by defendant, when the pole on which he was working broke, causing him to fall to the ground. Defendant thereafter filed a complaint to join plaintiff’s employer as an additional defendant, averring that plaintiff’s injuries were caused by .additional defendant’s negligence in failing to supply plaintiff with the proper equipment to work on the poles. Defendant also alleges that the additional defendant had…