Legal Opinion
Otis Elevator Co. v. Henderson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 12, 1986No. 85-1126PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a jury verdict finding appellant Otis Elevator Co. (Otis) liable to appellee Joanne M. Henderson for $135,000 for injuries sustained when she attempted to enter an elevator maintained by Otis. Otis contends that the trial court erred in submitting the case to the jury on a res ipsa loquitur theory and in granting a credit rather than a fifty percent reduction of the judgment as a result of a pretrial settlement between Henderson and U.S. Food’s Corporation (Food’s), the owner of the elevator. Finding both of these claims meritless, we affirm.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- McKenna v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Eugene B. Kassman v. The American University. Appeal of Lloyd UltanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Joseph Martello v. Thelma HawleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- McCoy v. Quadrangle Development Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Constance Snowden v. D. C. Transit System, Inc., and James L. IveyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Lamphier v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Twyman v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Otis Elevator Co. v. TuerrDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Berg v. FooterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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