Otis Elevator Company v. George Bedre

The Appellee sustained serious personal injuries on January 22, 1981, at an oil refinery in Beaumont. Appellee was employed by a local oil company in the coker unit which had been built by another company in 1961. Apparently, in 1961, at that same time, an elevator had been designed and manufactured by Otis Elevator Company. That elevator was installed in the coker unit by Appellant. The Appellant had also repaired the elevator periodically under a maintenance agreement signed in 1975.