Legal Opinion
Wilson v. R. D. Werner Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 4, 1980No. Civ. 45510PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHRISTIAN, J.
Defendant R. D. Werner Company, Inc., appeals from an order granting a motion by plaintiff Carl Wilson for new trial on the issue of damages in this action for personal injuries suffered in a fall involving a metal ladder manufactured by the Werner company. Wilson has taken a precautionary cross-appeal from the judgment.
Wilson (hereinafter respondent) sustained fractures of his right elbow and both wrists when a 24-foot aluminum extension ladder, on which he was standing and painting, moved or twisted and then slid and fell from the building against which it was placed.…
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