In our opinion, the amount of the verdict in plaintiff's favor was excessive. The plaintiff was injured when he was struck on the head by a falling piece of wood as he was about to ascend the ladders with some material for his duties on the fourth floor. The inference is that it was dropped or caused to fall by a carpenter employee of the defendant Dic Concrete who was working on the fourth floor. The ladders were in a shaftway about 6 feet by 10 feet or 6 feet by 12 feet...
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