Dulaney Inv. Co. v. Wood

BROWN, Justice.

Appellee brought suit against appellant to recover damages for alleged personal injuries sustained while a passenger in appellant’s elevator, which is used in connection with appellant’s office building — a building in which offices are rented to tenants by the appellant.

The grounds of negligence relied upon are reflected in the special issues submitted, as well as are the special defenses. The material findings are: (1) that defendant’s employee in charge of the elevator failed to exercise ordinary care to see that plaintiff was away from the elevator door before he started…