Weeden v. Armor Elevator Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Boyers, J.
In this negligence action, predicated upon injuries sustained while riding in an automatic elevator which allegedly rose and fell suddenly, plaintiff appeals from a judg*198ment entered upon a jury verdict for the defendant. Herein, we consider the application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur as against the defendant elevator maintenance company.
Since 1973, Virginia Weeden (hereinafter plaintiff) had been employed by the County of Orange as a maintenance or building service worker at the Orange County Government Center in the Village of Goshen, a three-story…
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