Taieb v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenberger, J.
On the evening of August 13, 1979, appellants Bella and Maurice Taieb were in their corner room on the 38th floor of the New York Hilton Hotel when a minor fire broke out several stories below them. Hearing sirens, Mr. Taieb looked out the window and saw several fire engines stop and park around the hotel. Aware of the fact that several weeks before 48 persons had died in a hotel fire in Spain, Mr. Taieb urged his wife to hurry and finish dressing while he went down the hall to alert their children. The Taiebs at first went to the elevator but there was…
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