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OTIS ELEVATOR v. LEPORE

[No. 304, September Term, 1961.]

229 Md. 52 (1962)

181 A.2d 659

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY v. LEPORE, INFANT, ETC.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 7, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Andrew, with whom were Rollins, Smalkin, Weston & Andrew on the brief, for appellant.

Max R. Israelson and Melvin J. Sykes for appellee.

The cause was argued before BRUNE, C.J., and PRESCOTT, HORNEY, MARBURY and SYBERT, JJ.

PRESCOTT, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a suit involving personal injuries sustained by "Ricky" LePore, a 3 1/2 year old boy, when the front half of his left foot was amputated by an escalator as he was descending from the third to the second floor of a department store in Baltimore City. Suit was brought against both the store and the Otis Elevator Company, which was under contract to inspect, maintain and...

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