GENERAL ELEV. CO. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 81-655.

481 A.2d 116 (1984)

GENERAL ELEVATOR COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Brown, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Steven H. Leventhal, Asst. Corporation Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corporation Counsel, Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Jamal Rashad, Asst. Corporation Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before MACK, FERREN, and TERRY, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge.

Malinda Cephas sued the District of Columbia for damages resulting from injuries suffered in a fall in an elevator in her apartment building.1 The District filed a third-party complaint against General Elevator Company, asking for indemnification under its full service and maintenance contract in the event the District was found liable. The jury returned a verdict against the District for $1,500, on which the court...

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