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"A Missouri man blames a drywall company for causing his fall after he says the company improperly stacked drywall on the floor.<br /><br />Anthony L. Huff filed a lawsuit May 13 in Madison County Circuit Court against P&A Drywall Supply.<br /><br />Huff claims he worked as a journeyman carpenter for John Bender when Bender assigned him to work at an Illinois residence to hang drywall on May 28, 2008.<br /><br />P&A delivered drywall to the site where Bender assigned Huff to hang it, according to the complaint. However, P&A improperly stacked the drywall when delivering it, laying 16-foot pieces on top of 14-foot sections, the suit states.<br /><br />\"As a direct result of one or more of the aforementioned acts of negligence by defendant P&A Drywall Supply, plaintiff stepped onto the top sheet of drywall, it broke causing him to fall,\" the complaint says.<br /><br />Because of his fall, Huff claims he sustained serious and permanent injuries to his left ankle, incurred medical costs and lost wages.<br /><br />He blames P&A for causing his fall, saying the company negligently stacked 14-foot drywall under 16-foot sections, causing an unsupported ledge; failed to stack the drywall against the wall rather than flat on the floor; and failed to warn Huff that its method of stacking drywall would not support his weight.<br /><br />In his complaint, Huff seeks a judgment of more than $50,000, plus costs.<br /><br />Lanny Darr of Schrempf, Kelly, Napp and Darr in Alton will be representing him.<br /><br /><i>Madison County Circuit Court case number: 10-L-515.</i>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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