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Ruiz v. OLIS ELEVATOR

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided June 5, 1985No. 2 CA-CIV 5342PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

The facts, considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, show that she was injured when an automatic elevator in the Pima County Health and Welfare building,- designed, manufactured, installed and maintained by the defendant, prematurely closed on her, causing bodily injury. The elevator doors were equipped with a detector device which was supposed to stop the doors from closing on anyone, but apparently the device failed to work in this case.

The elevator was installed in 1975 and plaintiffs injury occurred on July 29, 1981. Prior to her injury, the service…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bond v. Otis Elevator CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Nicoletti v. Westcor, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Caruth v. MarianiCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1970
  4. Dietz v. WallerArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  5. First National Bank of Arizona v. Otis Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1965

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. DeWitt v. Eveready Battery Co., Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
  2. Coventry Homes, Inc. v. Scottscom PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
  3. Molever v. RoushCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
  4. Swann v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  5. Cox v. May Department Store Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1995

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