Wyler v. Lilly Varnish Co.

Appellant, an employee of Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, fell and was injured on the premises of appellee Lilly Varnish Co., Inc., 666 South California Street, Indianapolis, on January 17, 1963. He had gone there to install a gas meter in the basement of a one-story office building then under construction, but nearing completion. This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury’s verdict denying him damages for his injuries.

After entering the building and making some measurements in the basement, appellant and his helper climbed the stairs to the first floor and walked out the door through which…