CROSBIE v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEVATOR CO.


297 Pa.Super. 304 (1982)

443 A.2d 849

Anita T. CROSBIE v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEVATOR COMPANY and United Elevator Company. Appeal of UNITED ELEVATOR COMPANY. Anita T. CROSBIE v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEVATOR COMPANY and United Elevator Company. Appeal of WESTINGHOUSE ELEVATOR COMPANY.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 26, 1982.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied July 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Kraemer, Philadelphia, for appellant (at No. 165) and for appellee (at No. 276).

William C. McGovern, Philadelphia, for appellant (at No. 276) and for appellee (at No. 165).

Before BECK, WATKINS and HOFFMAN, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellants contend that the lower court erred in granting appellee a new trial limited to damages. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the order of the lower court and reinstate the jury verdict.

Appellee brought this action against the manufacturer and the servicing company of an elevator, alleging that she had been injured when the elevator plummeted two floors and abruptly stopped, hurling her to its floor. Following a lengthy trial, the...

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