Marathon Corp. v. Pitzner

John Pitzner, an air conditioning repairman, sued Marathon Corporation d/b/a Honda-Suzuki North to recover damages for injuries he alleges he sustained when he fell from the roof of the building Mara thon occupied as a tenant. The trial court rendered judgment on a jury verdict in Pitzner’s favor, and the court of appeals affirmed. 1 Because Pitzner failed to produce legally sufficient evidence that the alleged premises defects proximately caused his injuries, we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and render judgment that Pitzner take nothing on his claims against Marathon.

Marathon owned…