Main v. Ballymore Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Marilyn Main filed a complaint for damages stemming from personal injuries allegedly occasioned by the strict liability in tort of defendant Ballymore Company. After a jury trial, the circuit court of Knox County entered judgment in defendant’s favor.

Plaintiff received her injuries on March 9, 1977, when she fell from a ladder at her place of employment. The ladder was manufactured by defendant and was termed a “multiple ladder stand.” It is constructed of tubular metal and has four nearly vertical legs with rubber tips on…