Legal Opinion
Dula McCarty v. Pheasant Run, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1987No. 86-2135PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The high crime rate in the United States has interacted with expanding notions of tort liability to make suits charging hotel owners with negligence in failing to protect their guests from criminal attacks increasingly common. See Annot., 28 A.L.R.4th 80 (1984). Dula McCarty, a guest at the Pheasant Run Lodge in St. Charles, Illinois, was assaulted by an intruder in her room, and brought suit against the owner of the resort. The suit charges negligence, and bases federal jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship. The parties agree that Illinois law governs the substantive…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Alvis v. RibarIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. Carroll Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by56 opinions
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