ALLISON B. KIMBALL, Appellant, v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Respondent., 89 Wn. App. 169

Summary

Appellant injured party claimed she was injured when she stepped out of the elevator of appellee elevator company that stopped six inches above floor level. The trial court entered judgment in favor of appellee, finding that the elevator was neither negligently designed nor negligently maintained. The court affirmed. It found that it was not reversible error to exclude evidence of the misleveling problems of the elevators in the building because it was cumulative and there was no evidence the witnesses reported their observations to appellee. Further, it was not error to allow introduction of the deposition of the doctor who examined appellant in relation to her department of labor claim, as his testimony related solely to the issue of damages, which was not reached by the jury. Further, the doctor resided more than 20 miles from the place of the trial and he was not an expert witness as he was not hired by either party and he examined appellant and her medical records in relation to ...