Legal Opinion
Frazier v. Otis Elevator Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 9, 1994No. 94-276PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREEN, Judge.
We affirm the final order granting a new trial filed on behalf of defendant Otis Elevator Company (“Otis”).1 As a general *101rule, evidence of the occurrence or non-occurrence of prior accidents is admissible only if it pertains to the use of the same type of appliance or equipment under substantially similar conditions. Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Fulmer, 227 So.2d 870 (Fla.1969); Ashby Div. of Consol. Aluminium Corp. v. Dobkin, 458 So.2d 335 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); Lasar Mfg. Co. v. Bachanov, 436 So.2d 236 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). Such evidence is admissible, if not too remote in time,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lasar Mfg. Co., Inc. v. BachanovDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. FulmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- Ashby Division of Consolidated Aluminum Corp. v. DobkinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Otis Elevator Co. v. GersteinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
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