Wilson v. Russell

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice LAMBERT.

This case began with a remodeling project at the home of Michael Wilson, the Appellant. Wilson called upon the assistance of his longtime friend, Appellee Keith Russell, one experienced in construction and remodeling. Wilson set up the work area and assembled a scaffold on his premises, using for support a wooden ladder that he owned. The ladder was approximately five years old, had never been subjected to maintenance during that time, and had been left outside in the weather a few times. When Russell climbed onto the scaffold, a rung on Wilson’s…