Curtis v. Halmar Corp.

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Slobod, J.), entered May 1, 1997, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the defendant and against him.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with one bill of costs payable to the respondents.

The plaintiff was injured when he allegedly fell from a ladder which “kicked out” from under him as he attempted to place a drill and an extension cord on a five to six-foot high railway platform. The plaintiff is five feet, three inches tall, and, after he allegedly…