Symonds v. Free Street Corp.

After a verdict for the plaintiff this case is before us on an exception to the refusal of the presiding Justice to direct a verdict for the defendant and on a motion by the defendant for a new trial. As the motion raises the same question for our consideration as does the exception, the exception is regarded as waived.

The plaintiff, who was a tenant in an office building owned and operated by the defendant in Portland, was injured by the sudden starting of the elevator while she was in the act of alighting at the *502first floor. The elevator was in the control of an employee of the defendant by…