Container Corp. of America v. Crosby

HOUSTON, Justice.

Container Corporation of America and Robert Dewitt Andrews appeal from the trial court’s denial of their post-trial motion in this case, in which a $400,000 judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff, Willie James Crosby, for injuries received in an elevator accident. We affirm.

Crosby was injured in an elevator accident that occurred on the premises of a paper mill owned by Container Corporation. At the time of the accident, Crosby was employed by Barnett Construction Company to do general clean-up work around a boiler at the paper mill. Crosby would haul debris away from the…