Baynes v. Billings

The defendants were the owners of a building, in the city of Providence, known at the “ Billings Block.” The several floors of this building were used for business purposes, and leased to different parties. Warren & Williams, jewelers, occupied the fourth floor, and the plaintiff was employed by that firm as an errand boy. The building was provided with a passenger elevator for the use and accommodation of tenants. This elevator, at the time of the accident — July 11, 1904 — was being run by a boy named William George. Upon the day of the accident the plaintiff and another boy, named Gaynor,…