Bronz v. St. Jude's Hospital Clinic

BROTHERTON, Justice:

This case involves an appeal by Thomas Bronz, the appellant, from the March 3, 1989, summary judgment order of the Circuit Court of Logan County, which ruled that the plaintiff in the case below failed to prove that a genuine issue of material fact existed against Dover Elevator, the appel-lee in this case.

The appellant was employed as a maintenance supervisor for St. Jude’s Hospital Clinic. While buffing the floors at St. Jude’s, the appellant pushed the button for the elevator in order to move to another floor. When the doors opened, the appellant backed into the opening…