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Ruffiner v. Material Service Corp.

Citations

  • 506 N.E.2d 581
  • 116 Ill. 2d 53
  • 106 Ill. Dec. 781
  • 1988 A.M.C. 1816
  • 1987 Ill. LEXIS 165

How courts have described this case

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  • foundation to admit ANSI standards was insufficient where expert provided only common goal of safety to establish relevance of the standards
  • evidence of industry standards were not admissible where the supreme court found that industry standards regarding ladders were not relevant to the circumstances of the case as the ladder involved was not the type controlled by the standard

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Judges: Clark, Miller, Simon

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