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- Title: Doris L. Bond v. Otis Elevator Company Et Al
- Author : The Supreme Court of Texas
- Release Date : January 24, 1965
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Petitioner Bond brought this suit for damages against Adolphus Tower Building, herein sometimes called "the Building" and Otis Elevator Company, herein sometimes called Otis, alleging that while riding as a passenger in the Adolphus Tower Building intending to descend to the lobby floor, the automatic elevator descended very rapidly in what was described as a free fall, causing her to be thrown to the floor of the elevator and injuring her foot and ankle. Petitioner neither pleaded nor attempted to prove any specific act of negligence as against either defendant, but relied wholly on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Respondents both denied liability and pleaded contributory negligence and unavoidable accident. The Building alternatively sought judgment over against Otis by way of indemnity, alleging that Otis by written contract with the Building had obligated itself to maintain the elevator in a safe and proper condition, and if there was any negligence involved it was solely that of Otis, which had manufactured and installed the elevator in question and thereafter exclusively maintained it.