Fernandez v. Otis Elevator Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mazzarelli, J.
Plaintiff, a janitor employed by the College of Mount Saint Vincent (the college), was injured when he fell down an elevator shaft in one of the college’s dormitories. The elevator had become stuck between the second and third floors of the building. Just prior to the accident, plaintiff alleges he was attempting to close a hoistway door in the shaft of the second floor of the building. Defendant Otis Elevator Company (Otis) asserts that plaintiff was trying to climb out of the elevator by wiggling through an eight-inch opening at his feet.
The elevator was…
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