JAMES v. HYATT CORP. OF DELAWARE

No. 92-3105. Summary Calendar.

981 F.2d 810 (1993)

Grace JAMES, Plaintiff, v. HYATT CORP. OF DELAWARE, d/b/a Hyatt Regency New Orleans, et al., Defendants. HYATT CORP. OF DELAWARE and National Union Fire Insurance Company, Pittsburg, Pa., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION and the Hartford Insurance Company, Third-Party Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude A. Greco, Michael P. Mentz, Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Metairie, LA, for plaintiff.

Craig R. Nelson, Sarah A. Lowman, Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, New Orleans, LA, for defendants.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, KING and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Schindler Elevator and The Hartford Insurance Co., third-party defendants, appeal an adverse judgment. We reverse and render judgment in favor of Schindler and The Hartford.

Background

Grace James filed suit in state court against Hyatt Corporation of Delaware and its comprehensive general liability insurer, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, claiming that she was injured as a result of an escalator malfunction...

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