Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff is a handyman who was injured in a fall from a ladder while working at the defendant's home. The ladder slipped from its position, apparently due to an accumulation of water at its base. The water had accumulated because the plaintiff used a hose to clear the roof of what was described as "residue and dead bugs".
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