Legal Opinion
Gwendolyn Y. Bell v. May Department Stores Company, a New York Corporation, D/B/A Hechts
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 24, 1989No. 88-7018PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Senior Circuit Judge ROSENN.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge MIKYA.
ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge:
The sole issue on this appeal is whether plaintiffs are entitled to rely upon the principle of res ipsa loquitur to prove their claim of negligence. This diversity action arises out of personal injuries sustained by appellee-plaintiff Gwendolyn Bell when she was caught between two elevator doors as she attempted to enter an automatic elevator operated and maintained by appellant-defendant, May Department Stores, doing business as Hechts (Hechts), in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Carita Richardson, Infant, by S. & E. Richardson, Guardians v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Quin v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Harold L. Grogan v. General Maintenance Service Company Harold L. Grogan v. General Maintenance Service Company, Quadrangle Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Bell v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- William C. Barwick v. United States of America, Department of the Interior. Appeal of Otis Elevator CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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