Weeden v. Armor Elevator Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. “that all general maintenance and repair work on the operating mechanism of [the elevator] was performed solely by [defendant] pursuant to its service contract with the [building owner]. The latter's "mechanical responsibilities" merely comprised the changing of fuses where necessary ..., presumably, general housekeeping and cleaning of the visible interior and exterior portions of the cab, and the shutting off of power to any cab exhibiting a mechanical problem. In sum, the [building owner] relied upon [defendant], as an expert in elevator maintenance, to locate and remedy any defects, and in such capacity, [defendant] had exclusive control of the inspection and maintenance of [the elevator].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 95 Md. App. 365 - Swann v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

2. “"`Exclusivity' is a relative term, not an absolute. "The logical basis for [the control] requirement is simply that it must appear that the negligence of which the thing speaks is probably that of defendant and not of another.' (2 Harper and James, [The Law of Torts], § 19.7, p. 1085."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 95 Md. App. 365 - Swann v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

3. “In sum, [CW and Prudential] relied upon [Dover], as an expert in elevator maintenance, to locate and remedy any defects, and in such capacity, [the jury could have reasonably inferred that Dover] had exclusive control of the inspection and maintenance of [elevator number two].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 95 Md. App. 365 - Swann v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America