Pfingst v. Mayer

Appellant, Sigmund Pfingst, was seriously injured when he fell down an elevator shaft of the Marwedel Building located on First Street between Market and Mission Streets, San Francisco. He brought this action against C. W. Marwedel, owner of the building, Joseph Mayer, a tenant, and the Otis Elevator Company, a corporation engaged in the business of repairing and servicing elevators and who had entered into a “service contract” with Mayer to grease and oil the elevator in the building periodically, and to render other minor routine services. At the time of the accident Pfingst was performing…