Gordon Sleeprite Corp. v. Waters

The plaintiff, William ITarrison Waters, was employed by James J. Moran, for whom he went on April 18th, 1932, to the office of the defendant, the Gordon Sleeprite Corporation, on East Fayette Street, to collect a bill. While engaged on this errand he fell down the defendant’s elevator shaft and was injured. He collected compensation from his employer’s insurer, and he and the insurer sued the defendant for damages for the injuries sustained (Code, art. 101, sec. 58), and it is from a judgment in their favor that this appeal is taken.

The plaintiff, Waters, testified that he went to the office…