Legal Opinion
Otis Elevator Company v. Fay Ann Seale
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1964No. 20718_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge.
This personal injury action was brought by plaintiff Seale (appellee) against Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., liability insurer of Winchester Apartments, Inc., (insurer) and Otis Elevator Company, (Otis) the manufacturer, installer and maintenance contractor for the elevators in the Warwick Apartm'ents Building in New Orleans. 1 Both defendants denied negligence; the insurer cross-claimed against Otis; Otis pleaded its maintenance contract with Winchester, and unsuccessfully moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdictional amount. The jury rendered a special verdict and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Day v. National-US Radiator CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Otis Elevator Company v. Marshall L. Robinson and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, IntervenerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Ross v. Sisters of Charity of Incarnate WordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Vallette v. Maison Blanche Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Katie R. Campbell, Wife Of/ and Willie Campbell, and International Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee v. Otis Elevator CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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