Carlson v. Hudson

This is a negligence action brought by plaintiff, Keith Carlson, in the circuit court of Bureau County. After trial by jury judgment was entered on the verdict in favor of defendant, Donald Hudson.

Plaintiff Carlson was injured in a fall from a tree while cutting a limb with a chain saw. Plaintiff was on a ladder supplied by defendant Hudson. The tree was located on land rented by defendant and the plaintiff was cutting the limb at the defendant’s request Plaintiff’s theory is that defendant breached a duty owed to plaintiff by not warning plaintiff that the ladder which defendant provided had…