Weaver v. Otis Elevator Co.

BARRY, Judge.

Plaintiff sued Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears) and Otis Elevator Co. (Otis) for personal injuries allegedly received on a freight elevator in Sears’ downtown store in New Orleans. The district court dismissed the lawsuit and plaintiff now appeals assigning various errors for consideration.

Plaintiff was employed as a janitorial worker for a private company. She went to the Sears building to work and was alone when she took the freight elevator to the fourth floor to sign in. She testified that the elevator was “jerking” and stopped once between floors, and when she reached the…