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S. & L. COMPANY OF DES MOINES v. WOOD

No. 17105.

323 F.2d 322 (1963)

S. & L. COMPANY OF DES MOINES, a corporation, Appellant, v. Harry J. WOOD, Jr., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

September 30, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. R. Voigts, Des Moines, Iowa, made argument for appellant and Samuel G. O'Brien, Des Moines, Iowa, was with him on the brief.

Leo S. Ballard, Des Moines, Iowa, made argument for appellee and J. R. McManus, Des Moines, Iowa, was with him on the brief.

Before VOGEL, BLACKMUN and RIDGE, Circuit Judges.

RIDGE, Circuit Judge.

Appellee recovered a judgment for personal injuries sustained when he fell down an elevator shaft while an invitee in appellant's premises. The jury found his injuries were caused by appellant's violation of the "elevator statutes" of the State of Iowa, set forth in the footnote,1 and common law negligence for failure to provide sufficient illumination in and about the elevator and shaft as claimed by appellee. Appellant...

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