Legal Opinion
Otis Elevator Company v. Marshall L. Robinson and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Intervener
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1961No. 18392PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The sole question here is whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the jury verdict holding that Otis Elevator Company negligently failed to repair an elevator on which Robinson was injured.
Otis was not the owner of the elevator, nor was it the operator of it. Rather, the elevator was one of many actively in use in the new and modern Statler Hilton Hotel of Dallas. Otis had a maintenance contract with the Statler Hilton. No question is raised about the obligation or duty of Otis to persons who might be using the elevators. 1 It is conceded that under its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Robert T. Clegg v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Lonnie A. Dement v. Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corporation, E. I. Dupont De Nemours and Company v. Lonnie A. DementCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Warren Petroleum Company v. Lacy S. ThomassonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- William A. McClendon v. T. L. James & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Rogers v. Dorchester AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- D/S Ove Skou v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Ford Motor Company v. Marvin R. MathisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Marathon Battery Company v. KilpatrickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
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