Seitzman v. Srere Corp.

ARCHBALD, J., pro tem.

Plaintiff was an employee of a firm which occupied a portion of the sixth floor of a building owned by defendant. On March 21, 1927, coming into the building on his way to work, he found, as he said, the elevator doors open, and the light being dim he stepped through the doors and fell into the basement, injuring himself. His employer was insured under the Workmen’s Compensation, Insurance and Safety Act by the Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, and an award having been made by the Industrial Accident Commission of the state in favor of the employee and against said…