Mills v. Brandes

Citations

• 235 Pa. 219
• 83 A. 710
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 530

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Unguarded elevator shaft — Evidence—Liability of Lessee.</p> <p>In an action against the lessee of a whole building by an employee of a sub-tenant to recover damages for personal injuries caused by a fall down an unguarded elevator shaft, the plaintiff is not entitled to have her case submitted to the jury, where there is no evidence whatever to show that the defendant or any of his employees left the shaft open, and'the only inference to be drawn from the evidence is that some person whose identity was absolutely unknown, but who was probably an employee of the plaintiff’s employer, negligently used the elevator and left the shaft open.</p>