Blomberg v. Trupukka

Peterson, Justice.

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries. Defendants are engaged in the retail building material business. Plaintiff purchased 600 square feet of galvanized metal siding from defendants, which he intended to haul in his truck. The siding consisted of sheets 26 inches Avide and came in ten-, eight-, seven-, and five-foot lengths. Plaintiff wanted ten-foot lengths. Defend ants, having little of that length, persuaded him to take two ten-foot and the balance in five-foot lengths.

The siding was in a pile about one foot thick. The pile rested on a platform about…