Miller v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries which, allegedly, plaintiff sustained in using a ladder located on premises owned by defendant railroad and leased to defendant partners.

At the time of the accident, the defendant partners were using the premises in question for the operation of a potato *602warehouse business. The ladder, about three and one-half to four feet in height, reached from the surface of the ground to the surface of a loading platform which adjoined the warehouse. The ladder was of simple, crude construction. It consisted of two-by-four cross-pieces, each…