Whitman v. WT Grant Company

CROCKETT, Justice.

Michael A. Whitman sued to recover for personal injuries suffered in falling down an elevator shaft in the defendant’s department store in downtown Saif Lake City.. The court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiff’s own statement in his deposition shows that he was contributorily negligent in causing his injuries. Rule 56 U.R.C.P. He appeals contesting that ruling, and we are obliged to consider the evidence in the light most favorable to him. 1

Plaintiff is a truck driver for Ringsby Truck Lines, Inc. At about 10:20 a. m. on…