DeLeon v. Otis Elevator Co.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

Mrs. Aurelia DeLeon brought this suit for damages against Otis Elevator Company (Otis) and Nix Professional Building Corporation (Nix) alleging that while riding as a passenger in an automatic elevator in the Nix Building, the elevator descended very rapidly, making strange noises and what she describes as a sudden stop, causing her to be thrown to the floor and sustaining personal injuries. Texas Employers Insurance Association intervened seeking to recover workers’ compensation benefits that it had previously paid to Mrs. DeLeon. The court submitted the case to the…