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JAMES v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

No. 87-8517.

854 F.2d 429 (1988)

Travis O'Neal JAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Partin, Hirsch, Beil & Partain, P.C., Peter B. Hoffman, Columbus, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

M. Diane Owens, Long, Weingerg, Ansley & Wheeler, Kathryn S. Whitlock, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and LYNNE, Senior District Judge.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This diversity suit arises out of an accident in the work place, the Bibb Company textile mill in Columbus, Georgia. Travis O'Neal James, a Bibb employee, was injured when he stepped backward into an open elevator shaft and fell two stories. James thought he was stepping onto the elevator platform, but unbeknownst to him the elevator had moved to the floor above. In this case, James seeks to recover money damages for his injuries from Otis...

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