Moore v. Jimel, Inc.

MOYLAN, Judge.

The appellant, Rebecca M. Moore, was, on October 4, 1998, a customer in the commercial establishment owned by the appellant, Jimel, Inc., t/a Hightopps Bar and Grill in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore City. While using the ladies’ restroom on the third floor at approximately 6 p.m., she was attacked and raped. She sued the appellee in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for negligently having failed to provide the security owed to her as a business invitee.

The appellee moved for summary judgment in its favor. Judge John Carroll Byrnes granted the summary judgment…