STOREY v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CORP.

No. 89-1020.

554 So.2d 619 (1989)

Ralph STOREY, Appellant, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 26, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter S. Schwedock, Miami, for appellant.

Kimbrell & Hamann and Michael Fertig, Miami, for appellee.

Before NESBITT, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, plaintiff below, appeals an order granting a directed verdict in favor of defendants. We reverse.

Plaintiff was an operator of an elevator on a construction site. When his elevator unexpectedly fell two stories, appellee Westinghouse Electric Corporation, defendant below, repaired it. Within the first few trips after the repair, the elevator fell six stories and stopped abruptly, injuring plaintiff.

The plaintiff testified that...

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