Legal Opinion

Nina Pittock, Lisa Pittock and Ronald Pittock v. Otis Elevator Company Bob Stupak Las Vegans Vegas World Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 1, 1993No. 92-3786, 92-3787PublishedCited by 98 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

This case involves a personal injury claim against a hotel operator and a company maintaining its elevators. The district court dismissed the action after finding that it could not transfer the case to another court under 28 U.S.C. § 1404. We affirm the dismissal.

Ronald and Lisa Pittock, Ohio residents, were in Las Vegas, Nevada when they were injured. An elevator in which the Pittocks were riding at the Vegas World Hotel and Casino fell several floors, and the Pittocks were hurt. At the time of the accident, the hotel was owned and operated by Vegas World…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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