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BLANSIT v. HYATT CORP. OF DELAWARE

No. 88-3437.

874 F.2d 1015 (1989)

Mary S. BLANSIT, Wife of/Leslie G. Blansit, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HYATT CORPORATION OF DELAWARE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig R. Nelson, Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

James A. McCann, John J. McCann, Charles J. Ferrara, McCann & McCann, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GEE, SMITH and DUHE, Circuit Judges.

DUHE, Circuit Judge:

A "runaway" escalator is the culprit in this personal injury action. Hyatt Corporation, the lessor of the escalator, appeals the trial court's determination that it was strictly liable under La.Civ.Code Art. 2317 for injuries sustained by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Blansit when the escalator's brakes failed. Alternatively, Hyatt seeks to decrease the amount of damages awarded to the Blansits. We affirm.

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