Williams v. Otis Elevator Co.

WIEAND, Judge:

Joan Williams fell and sustained injury when, on March 5, 1982, the elevator in which she was riding suddenly lurched as she was exiting on the seventeenth floor of the Philadelphia College of Art (PCA). In a subsequent action against PCA and Otis Elevator Company, which had a contract to maintain the elevator, a jury apportioned negligence as follows: Otis — 55%; PCA — 30%; Williams — 15%. The claim against PCA was subsequently settled, and this aspect of the case is no longer in issue. Post-trial motions filed by Otis, however, were denied, and judgment, including delay…