1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 367 F.2d
  5. 367 F.2d 375 (1966)
 

KISSELL v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP., ELEVATOR DIV.

No. 6748.

367 F.2d 375 (1966)

Frances C. KISSELL, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, ELEVATOR DIVISION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals First Circuit.

October 18, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. M. Hunt, Quincy, Mass., for appellant.

Thomas H. Mahony, Boston, Mass., with whom Edward F. Mahony, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.

ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff appellant sued Westinghouse for damages for personal injuries suffered when an elevator door closed on her hand. At the close of the evidence the court submitted special interrogatories to the jury, along with the general issue. Interrogatory number 4 was, "Was the plaintiff's own negligence a contributory cause of the accident?" After a period of deliberation the jury returned to ask whether, if the answer to question number 4 was...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases