Murray v. Griffin

jjCOOKS, Judge.

In this action, Joseph Murray filed suit and secured a default judgment against Bir-dell Griffin for personal injuries he allegedly sustained when he fell off a ladder on March 3, 1992. Murray contracted to complete certain repairs on Griffin’s residence. While performing the agreed construction work, Murray requested use of Mrs. Griffin’s ladder. Apparently, the only ladder Mrs. Griffin owned was wooden with eight steps measuring approximately eight feet in height. Griffin loaned the ladder to Murray. In his petition for damages Murray alleged the ladder was defective; and, it…