Legal Opinion
Margaret Davlan v. Otis Elevator Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 1, 1987No. 86-1746PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Margaret Davlan injured her back as she attempted to step into an elevator. The elevator allegedly failed to level with the floor at which it had stopped, which caused plaintiff to trip and fall onto her side. Plaintiff brought this diversity suit for strict liability in tort against the manufacturer of the elevator, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and for negligence against the maintainer of the elevator, Otis Elevator Company, the two defendants to this lawsuit. At the conclusion of a jury trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Ingersoll v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
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