Legal Opinion
Willis v. Westin Hotel Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 8, 1986No. 85 Civ. 2056 (CBM)PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOTLEY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a 72 year old woman, has brought this suit in diversity for personal injuries suffered in September 1984 while exiting from an allegedly defective elevator at her residence at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Defendant Westin Hotel Company is the owner of the Plaza Hotel. Defendant Millar Elevator Company, which manufactured and serviced the elevator in question, is a wholly owned subsidiary of defendant Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Defendants Westin and Millar have now moved for dismissal of this suit pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) for lack of…
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