Legal Opinion
Frances C. Kissell v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Elevator Division
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 18, 1966No. 6748_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff appellant sued Westinghouse for damages for personal injuries suffered when an elevator door closed on her hand. At the close of the evidence the court submitted special interrogatories to the jury, along with the general issue. Interrogatory number 4 was, “Was the plaintiff’s own negligence a contributory cause of the accident?” After a period of deliberation the jury returned to ask whether, if the answer to question number 4 was “yes,” they were compelled to return a verdict for the defendant. The court responded affirmatively and the jury thereafter returned…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Robert Wade Brown, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Eleanor B. Halprin, Administratrix of the Estate of Lawrence W. Halprin, Deceased v. Andre Mora, and Third-Party Clarence W. Davis, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Elsie McDonnell Guardian of the Estate of Ronald McDonnell and Elsie McDonnell Individually v. Jeanette TimmermanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Carpenter v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1940
- Great American Insurance Company v. Sam HorabCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Lawrence R. Sperberg v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Wahpeton Canvas Co. v. Frontier, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989
- Paula H. Roy v. Star Chopper Company, Inc., and Third-Party v. Ashok Hingorany and Advanced Materials Systems, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- James P. Merchant v. Philip Henry RuhleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Leroy McCoy and Ladie Byrd Crawford v. Arthur B. Goldston, Jr., Richard Papciak and the City of Detroit PolicedepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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