Algood v. NASHVILLE MACH. CO., INC.

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

We granted this interlocutory appeal by permission to consider the Trial Judge’s ac tion in granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to the issue of liability.

This case arose when an elevator with some twelve or fifteen passengers either “fell” or made a “controlled descent” to the bottom of its shaft in the James K. Polk State Office Building which was under construction.

Four (4) of the persons on the elevator filed lawsuits claiming personal injuries. These four (4) lawsuits were consolidated for trial.

Several defendants were sued. However, when the…