Brooks v. Oil-Dri Corp.

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant, a welder employed by Ironwood Construction Company (“Ironwood”), brought suit against appellee to recover for injuries sustained when appellant fell from an elevator on premises owned by appellee. Appellant contended that appellee was negligent in failing to disclose that the elevator was unsafe. The trial court granted appellee’s motion for summary judgment and this appeal followed.

Appellee owned and operated a mining business which utilized two vertical bucket elevators. Elevator E-110 was approximately 125 feet high and was adjacent to and connected to elevator…