Maceda v. Ellis Chingos Construction Corp.

In an action by an employee of a subcontractor on a building under construction, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he fell from a ladder which slipped or shifted, the defendant Ellis Chingos Construction Corp. appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered March 21, 1960, on a verdict of $18,500 in favor of plaintiff against it, after a jury trial. Judgment reversed on the law, with costs, and complaint dismissed. No questions of fact were considered. The record does not disclose who owned or furnished the movable, makeshift ladder here involved. The…