Legal Opinion
Patel v. Fleur De Lis Motor Inns, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided June 21, 1991No. Civ. 89-263-BPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RULING GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
YIETOR, Chief Judge.
Bhupendra Patel was a guest at the Airport Hilton Inn in Des Moines, Iowa. As Patel exited the shower in his room, he grabbed the handle portion of a soap dish attached to the wall. The soap dish detached, and Patel fell. On August 30, 1990, Bhupendra Patel died from causes unrelated to his fall at the hotel. The co-executors of Patel’s estate, Harsh Bhupendrabhai Patel and Uthkarsh Bhupendrabhai Patel, have been substituted as party plaintiffs. For convenience, I will refer to plaintiffs as “Patel.”
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