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OTIS ELEVATOR CO. v. TUERR

No. 89-CV-542.

616 A.2d 1254 (1992)

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Appellant, v. Katherine TUERR, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Karp with whom D'Ana E. Johnson, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Thomas A. Mauro, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before FARRELL and WAGNER, Associate Judges, and NEWMAN, Senior Judge.

WAGNER, Associate Judge:

Appellee, Katherine Tuerr, was injured in an elevator accident. She filed a complaint for negligence against appellant, Otis Elevator Company (Otis), which was responsible for maintenance of the elevator, seeking $500,000 in compensatory damages. Mrs. Tuerr's husband, Alfred Tuerr, joined in the action and sought damages in the amount of $200,000 for loss of consortium. The jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Tuerr in the amount of $650,000 and...

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