Paul S. Anderson v. Watling Ladder Company, Inc.

This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Southern Division, granting Defendants-Appellees summary judgment in an action for damages resulting from injuries sustained by Appellant in a fall from a defective ladder. Appellant’s employer had purchased the ladder from Appellee Watling Ladder Company. Also named as a defendant was Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., who had allegedly affixed a seal of approval on the ladder.

Appellant’s action was based on an implied warranty theory under the Uniform Commercial Code. The relevant…