Legal Opinion
Miller v. Otis Elevator Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 18, 1963No. 877PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOY, Judge.
Plaintiff, a 64-year-old elevator operator employed by Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation, sued Otis Elevator Company for personal injuries sustained when the elevator in question came to a sudden stop between floors.
Plaintiff’s petition alleged that he sustained a whiplash injury which aggravated a pre-existing arthritic condition in his spine, and that he also sustained a hernia. He alleged defendant’s negligence in improperly maintaining and servicing the elevator. Alternatively, he pleaded the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
Defendant answered plaintiff’s petition,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Larkin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Langlinais v. Geophysical Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Kelly v. Watson Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Beinhocker v. Barnes Dev., Staley Elev.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Koch v. Otis Elevator Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Otis Elevator Company v. Fay Ann SealeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- 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
- Brechtel v. Gulf States Elevator CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Llewellyn v. Lookout Saddle CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975