Markley v. Beagle

Plaintiff was injured when a railing along a mezzanine in a warehouse gave way and he fell to the floor below. At the time of the accident he was going to the roof of the building to service a fan of the ventilating system of a restaurant on the ground floor. About ten months before the accident, the owners of the building sold certain equipment to contractors who agreed to remove it from the building in a workmanlike manner. The equipment included bins tha1 had been built around the guardrail on the mezzanine from which plaintiff fell.

Plaintiff brought this action against the contractors and…