Legal Opinion
Knight v. Otis Elevator Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 29, 1979No. Nos. 78-1244, 78-1245, 78-1246PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
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This is a products liability case in which the plaintiff alleges she was injured when the door of a freight elevator in her employer’s workplace prematurely closed and struck her. The plaintiff instituted an action against Otis Elevator Company, the designer, manufacturer and installer of the elevator; Hartford Insurance Group, which, as the insurer of the premises, had the statutory obligation1 either to inspect the elevator or to choose a licensed firm to perform such inspections; and Atwell, Vo-gel & Sterling, Inc., (“AVS”),…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kuisis v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Patzig v. O'NeilCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Edward C. Denneny and Catherine Denneny v. Bernard Siegel, Louis H. Block and the Albert Einstein Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Evans v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Universal Athletic Sales Co., a Corporation v. American Gym, Recreational & Athletic Equipment Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by98 opinions
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- In re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard Pcb LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Lavespere v. Niagara Machine & Tool Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Pineda v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
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