Legal Opinion
Kabo v. Summa Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 15, 1981No. Civ. A. 78-3972PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
While plaintiffs were guests at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada, and were asleep in their hotel room, the room was burglarized, and property (mostly jewelry) which they value at $63,600 was taken. Plaintiffs have brought this negligence action against Summa Corporation, the operator of the Desert Inn, alleging breach of a duty to provide adequate security. 1 It appeared at a pretrial conference that Nevada’s law governing such matters is far more hospitable to innkeepers than is Pennsylvania’s, and therefore, that the outcome of the case might…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Chrysler Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Troxel v. A.I. duPont InstituteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Levin by Levin v. Desert Palace, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Manning v. Richards, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, York County1992
- Tuner v. Club Med, Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1985