Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Dorchester Associates
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 1973PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
In a personal injury negligence action against the owner and manager of an apartment building and an elevator maintenance company for injuries sustained when plaintiff tenant was struck by the automatic door of a self-service elevator, the injured plaintiff, the owner, and the manager appeal. The principal issue is whether evidence that the door had malfunctioned in the past, coupled with the elevator company’s undertaking to perform all inspection and maintenance, was sufficient to permit the jury to infer negligence by the elevator company.
*557After a jury trial plaintiff received a verdict and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Altz v. . LeibersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Tipaldi v. Riverside Memorial Chapel, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
- Tipaldi v. Riverside Memorial Chapel, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Waylander-Peterson Co. v. Great Northern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
- Boll v. Sharp & Dohme, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
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3Cited by280 opinions
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- Riviello v. WaldronNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Sommer v. Federal Signal Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- McDermott v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Gilbert v. Korvette's Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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