Summers v. Montgomery Elevator Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a personal injury action wherein plaintiff James Summers appeals an adverse jury verdict.

Summers is an employee of Graves Truck Line and as such made regular deliveries to Lerner Shops, Inc., located in Oak Park Mall in Overland Park. The deliveries were made through a service elevator owned and controlled by Oak Park Investment Company, manufactured by Harris-Preble, and serviced and maintained by Montgomery Elevator Company. The service elevator was not open to the public and its use was authorized only to Oak Park tenants, their…