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- Title: Nilva v. United States
- Author : United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.
- Release Date : January 10, 1955
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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Bonfoey, plaintiff below, and hereinafter so designated, brought this action against Blackhawk Hotels Company, hereinafter called Blackhawk, operator of the Lowry Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Haughton Elevator Company, hereinafter called Haughton, which had contracted to maintain the elevators in the Lowry Hotel, for damages suffered in the fall of a passenger elevator in the Lowry Hotel, which elevator the plaintiff was riding as a paying hotel guest. Liability is predicated upon negligence. The jury by answers to special interrogatories found both Blackhawk and Haughton guilty of negligence. The jury also fixed the amount of damages which is not in controversy on appeal. The court, upon Haughtons motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict reiterating the grounds upon which Haughton had asked for a directed verdict, set aside the jurys finding that Haughton was negligent, and entered final judgment against the plaintiff upon his claim against Haughton. The court overruled Blackhawks motion for a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding verdict, and entered final judgment in favor of the plaintiff against Blackhawk. Blackhawk had filed a cross complaint against Haughton for indemnity or contribution in the event plaintiff recovered against Blackhawk, on the basis that plaintiffs injuries were solely caused by the negligent maintenance of the elevator by Haughton. The court entered final judgment denying Blackhawk relief against Haughton.
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