SEMET V. ANDORRA NURSERIES, INC.
219 A.2d 357 (1966)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a person injury action for a collapsing ladder.
FACTS: P, an electrician, was sent to a construction site owned by Andorra Nurseries (D)
to string temporary power to the site. P instructed an employee of D to place a 34-foot
aluminum extension ladder against the chimney of the sample home. D's employee climbed the
ladder without incident. P then took the wire and put it on his shoulder. When P got to the
top, the ladder began to fail and he fell and was injured. Fifty-two days after the accident
Martin Alkon, a registered engineer, went to the scene and examined a ladder. Photographs
were taken. During trial, P offered Alkon's testimony and photographs regarding the ladder.
The Court ruled them inadmissible. P then tried to get the photos in on his authentication.
The Court ruled them inadmissible. A compulsory nonsuit was issued and P appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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