Scott Crawford and Darlene Crawford v. Sears Roebuck & Company

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Scott Crawford and Darlene Crawford brought this action on theories of negligence and strict liability against Sears, Roebuck & Company after Mr. Crawford sustained serious injuries when he fell from a ladder that Sears did not manufacture but sold. The district court granted summary judgment to Sears, and the Crawfords appeal. We affirm the judgment of the district court. 1

The Crawfords produced evidence, including an affidavit from an eyewitness, that the extension ladder on which Mr. Crawford was standing while performing electrical work buckled…