In what circumstances will a plaintiff fall from a ladder while working at the home of her son-in-law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Fochler v. Dancer-Poulin & Barnes, 2007 BCSC 294 (CanLII):
In Wray v. MacLeod, [1992] B.C.J. No. 1231, the plaintiff fell from a ladder while working at the home of her defendant son-in-law. The plaintiff and her husband had gone to the defendant’s home to assist their daughter and the defendant carry out renovations and repairs to their home. The defendant suggested that the plaintiff help paint the roof joists over an outside patio. She utilized a six foot wooden step-ladder and used paint brushes and rollers to reach the joists which were about nine feet from the floor of the patio. She used the ladder for about one and one-half hours before she fell.
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