McNeal v. Otto

There was testimony that defendant directed plaintiff to oil a certain windmill; that plaintiff ascended the ladder, oiled the windmill, and started to descend step by step; that he took hold of the rung in question with both hands, having the neck of a quart bottle containing oil in his right hand; that the upper third of the rung split off and he fell to the ground and suffered serious injuries; that he had repaired about eight windmills on the ranch having steel towers, but none with wooden towers ; that he had been on the windmill from which he fell on one or two previous occasions; that…