Legal Opinion
Southern Ry. Co. v. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 6, 1926No. 4421PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This appeal is from a verdict and judgment awarding damages to appellee, plaintiff below, against ^e Southern Railway Company, for personal injuries sustained while operating a passenger elevator in the office building of defendant company in the city of Washington.
The evidence discloses that the elevator, while being operated by plaintiff, stuck at or near the eighth floor of the building. Being unable to move it, she summoned the engineer, a Mr. Smith, who went into the penthouse to release it. When the elevator was released, it suddenly dropped to a little…
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