NERTAVICH v. PPL ELEC. UTILITIES

No. 3415 EDA 2012

100 A.3d 221 (2014)

2014 PA Super 184

Vincent P. NERTAVICH, Jr. v. PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES, KTA, KTA-Tator, Inc., KTA/Set Environmental, S-E Technologies, Inc., Alexander Andrew, Inc., d/b/a Falltech, Alexander Andrew, Inc., Falltech, Thomas & Betts Corp., Thomas & Betts Corp., d/b/a or t/a Meyer Steel Structures, f/k/a I.T.T. — Meyer Industries, f/k/a Meyer Industries, Meyer Steel Structures f/k/a I.T.T. — Meyer Industries, f/k/a Meyer Steel Structures, ITT-Meyer Industries, Meyer Industries, Meyer Machine, Inc. and Winola Industrial, Inc. Appeal of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 27, 2014.

Reargument Denied October 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew F. Susko , Philadelphia, for appellant.

Joel Rosen , Philadelphia, for Nertavich, appellee.

BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E., OTT, J., and STRASSBURGER, J.


OPINION BY OTT, J.

PPL Electric Utilities, Corporation ("PPL") appeals from the judgment of $2,494,542.35, entered December 5, 2012, in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, in favor of Vincent P. Nertavich, Jr., for the injuries he sustained when he fell 40 feet while working as the employee of an independent contractor1 hired to paint PPL's electric transmission poles.2 On appeal, PPL argues the...

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