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HARDMAN v. FORD MOTOR CO.

70 N.J. Super. 275 (1961)

175 A.2d 455

CHESTER B. HARDMAN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ETC., AND BATON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ETC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 16, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Samuel P. Orlando argued the cause for defendant-appellant, Ford Motor Company, etc. (Mr. Aaron Dines, on the brief).

Mr. Peter J. Devine, Jr., argued the cause for defendant-appellant, Baton Construction Company, etc. (Messrs. Kisselman, Devine, Deighan and Montano, attorneys; Mr. Devine, of counsel; Mr. Michael Patrick King, on the brief).

Mr. Michael J. Piarulli appeared for third-party defendants-appellants, William E. Snell, Inc., etc., et als.

Mr. Charles A. Cohen argued the cause for plaintiff-respondent (Messrs. Plone, Tomar, Parks and Seliger, attorneys; Mr. William Tomar, of counsel; Mr. Cohen, on the brief).

Before Judges CONFORD, FREUND and LABRECQUE.

The opinion of the court was delivered by FREUND, J.A.D.

Plaintiff, an employee of an electrical contractor on a construction project, was injured when a ladder he was climbing to get access to a loft slipped and fell to the floor. This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, following a jury verdict of $55,000 for personal injuries, against Ford Motor Company (Ford), the owner of the premises, and Baton Construction Company (Baton), the general contractor...

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