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RIDINGS v. RALPH M. PARSONS CO.

914 S.W.2d 79 (1996)

David E. RIDINGS and Vickey L. Ridings, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The RALPH M. PARSONS COMPANY; Precision Stair Corporation; Walker and Sons Fabrication & Erection Company, Inc.; S & E Construction Co., Inc.; and KTM Associates, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

January 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Whitaker, Covington (Dale H. Tuttle, Richard H. Booth, McDonald Kuhn, of Counsel), Memphis, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Louis F. Allen, Thomas L. Parker, Waring Cox, Memphis, Leo Bearman, Jr., Monique A. Nassar, Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Memphis, Robert L.J. Spence, Jr., Peter J. Dauster, The Hardison Law Firm, Memphis, for Defendants-Appellees.

OPINION

REID, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal presents for resolution a narrow question of law. For the reasons hereinafter discussed, the decision of the Court of Appeals, allowing a defendant in an action for damages for personal injuries to plead as an affirmative defense that the plaintiff's employer caused or contributed to the plaintiff's injuries, is reversed.

Pleadings

This is an action for personal injuries sustained...

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