Hotel Operating Co. v. Saunders' Adm'r

Opinion op the Court by

Sims, Commissioner

Reversing.

George W. Saunders, an expert electrician and elevator repairman, was electrocuted on Aug. 3, 1937, while inspecting .appellant’s elevator. He was an employee of the American Elevator & Machine Company, which will hereinafter he referred to as the company, and the fatal accident occurred while he was attempting to ascertain what supplies were necessary for the company to order in complying with its contract with appellant to repair its elevator. Saunders’ administrator recovered judgment for $12,500 in.this action and appellant assigns five…