Legal Opinion
Darby v. Compagnie National Air France
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2001PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
Peter Zeiler drowned while swimming at Copacabana Beach, a public facility in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. He and Regina Darby were guests at the Meridien Copacabana Hotel, which is separated from the beach by a four-lane public highway. The hotel marketed its proximity to the beach and encouraged guests to use it, even providing them with chairs, umbrellas, towels and a security escort service. It also furnished guests with pamphlets warning about sun exposure and crime on the beach. The pamphlets did not, however, say anything about possibly dangerous surf…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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