Brown v. Racquet Club of Bricktown

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

HANDLER, J.

The Ocean Tennis Association, a non-profit group of tennis players, conducted a social function at premises consisting of a clubhouse building and adjacent tennis courts owned and operated by defendant, Racquet Club of Bricktown. The social event was a fashion show and buffet luncheon held on the second floor of the clubhouse building. Defendant’s premises were made available for such functions in order to familiarize people with its facilities with the expectation that they would become patrons and generate future business.

The property had…