Legal Opinion
Castro v. Hotel Nikko Saipan, Inc.
Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands
Decided April 24, 1995No. Appeal No. 94-005; Civil Action No. 92-1029PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATALIG, Justice:
Victor B. Castro (“Castro”), appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Hotel Nikko Saipan, Inc. (“Nikko”). The trial court concluded that security guards involved in a scuffle with Castro at the Nikko Hotel were not Nikko’s employees or borrowed servants. It further concluded that the guard’s employer, FAMCO Security Services (“FAMCO”), was an independent contractor of Nikko, and that none of the specified exceptions to nonliability for the acts of an independent contractor, or its employees, were applicable. We hold that the court did not err…
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