Koutoufaris v. Dick

WALSH, Justice:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Superior Court that denied motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“judgment n.o.v.”) and/or the grant of a new trial following a jury award of $600,-000 for an assault and abduction suffered by plaintiff-appellee, Deborah Dick. The incident giving rise to plaintiff’s claim occurred in the parking lot adjacent to her place of employment, Blue Coat Inn (“BCI”) in Dover. The jury determined that the assault resulted from the failure of the owners of the lot, John and Marlene Koutoufaris and Roger Keith, to provide adequate…