GARRITY, Judge.
This case arises out of an accidental contact between an aluminum ladder being raised by appellant and an overhead electrical line operated by BG & E. Following a jury verdict in favor of appellant, the trial judge granted BG & E's Motion for Judgment NOV, ruling that appellant was barred from recovering because he had been contributorily negligent as a matter of law.
BACKGROUND
On the morning of April 7, 1986, William Sieglein...
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