Blackwell v. Vasilas

Opinion

IRION, J.

According to plaintiff and appellant Randall Blackwell (Blackwell), on June 26, 2013, as he was at the top of a ladder installing rain gutters at an investment property owned by defendant and respondent Ray Vasilas (Vasilas), Blackwell stepped on scaffolding that another contractor 1 had erected at the jobsite, and the scaffolding collapsed. The collapse caused Blackwell to fall, and he suffered injuries when he landed on a pile of bricks approximately 10 feet below. Blackwell sued Vasilas for negligence. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Vasilas.

However, as…