Murphy v. Montgomery Elevator Co.

Margaret Murphy sued Montgomery Elevator Company for injuries she claims resulted when she fell while stepping out of an elevator at Humana Hospital, her place of employment. After a jury verdict for Mont gomery Elevator (Montgomery), Murphy appeals, claiming instructional errors. She argues that the trial court erred in not giving the jury her proposed instruction on res ipsa loquitur and in not giving her proposed instruction that Montgomery be held to the highest standard of care, i.e., that of a common carrier, to discover and correct a dangerous condition on an elevator it inspected,…