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DAVLAN v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

No. 86-1746.

816 F.2d 287 (1987)

Margaret DAVLAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1987.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Boyle, Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, Belleville, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Mary Mansfield Brauer, Cook, Shevlin, Keefe & Chatham, Ltd., Belleville, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WOOD, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Margaret Davlan injured her back as she attempted to step into an elevator. The elevator allegedly failed to level with the floor at which it had stopped, which caused plaintiff to trip and fall onto her side. Plaintiff brought this diversity suit for strict liability in tort against the manufacturer of the elevator, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and for negligence against the maintainer of the elevator, Otis Elevator...

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