McCubbin v. Michigan Ladder Co.

Marianna Brown Bettman, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Frank McCubbin, was injured when the rung of a wooden ladder upon which he was standing broke. As a result of the break, McCubbin fell fifteen feet and sustained various injuries. The ladder had affixed to it a label from the Dayton Safety Ladder Company. The Dayton Safety Ladder Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Michigan Ladder Company.

The McCubbins filed suit against the Michigan Ladder Company and the Dayton Safety Ladder Company, appellees, claiming, pursuant to Ohio’s products liability law, that the ladder at issue was…