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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Twyman v. Johnson, 655 A.2d 850 (1995)

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Twyman v. Johnson, 655 A.2d 850 (1995)
Parent Document
Twyman v. Johnson, 655 A.2d 850 (1995)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1995-03-13

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at 1259. Neither aspect of that reasoning applies here. Elevator (and escalator) accident cases are perhaps the paradigm application of res ipsa loquitur. See, e.g., Otis Elevator Co. v. Tuerr, 616 A.2d at 1258; Otis Elevator Co. v. Henderson, 514 A.2d 784, 785-86 (D.C.1986); Bell v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., 483 A.2d 324, 329 (D.C.1984). 6