Legal Opinion
Mayo v. Hyatt Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 15, 1989No. Civ. A. No. 87-1129PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
MENTZ, District Judge.
The uncontested material facts in this case are as follows. Just before midnight on February 17, 1986, Jack Mayo, plaintiffs husband, fell down several steps at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Blood tests performed after the accident revealed that Mr. Mayo had an alcohol level over three times the legal limit of alcohol intoxication. Urine tests were positive for cocaine, totaling greater than three micrograms per milliliter. This is considered to be a significant amount of cocaine in his system. Such amount of alcohol and cocaine in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thrasher v. LeggettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Philip Aaron Banks, Cross-Appellants v. Hyatt Corporation, Cross-Appellee, Refco Poydras Hotel Joint VentureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Gregor v. Constitution State Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
3Cited by2 opinions
- Sheila Renee White Mayo, Individually and as Administratix of Her Minor Children, Rina Mayo, Jaclyn Mayo and Paige Mayo v. Hyatt CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Rissi v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 2025