Plaintiff sustained injury in a fall from a ladder while installing a pedestrian signal at an intersection. Both during his deposition and at trial, he testified that the ladder was securely positioned, though not perfectly level. He could recall no defect in the ladder and did not know what caused him to fall. At trial, a coworker testified that as plaintiff descended the ladder, it appeared to be "twisting and bowing," although the witness made no such assertion in the...
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