Legal Opinion
Martin v. Marciano
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 27, 2005No. 2003-561-AppealPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff, Brian Martin (plaintiff), was attacked with a baseball bat while attending a high school graduation party that the defendant-parent, Lee Martin 1 (defendant), hosted in honor of her daughter, Jen Martin (Jen). The plaintiff brought suit against the assailant, Chijoke Okere (Okere), party guest Matthew J. Marciano (Marciano), and the defendant. A Superior Court motion justice granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, 2 concluding that the defendant owed no duty to the plaintiff to protect him from Okere’s attack. The plaintiff timely…
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