Rappaport v. Akron West Hilton Inn

Reece, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Akron West Hilton Inn (“Hilton”), appeals the trial court’s judgment finding it negligent for failing to provide adequate security which caused the theft of the plaintiff-appellee Brent Rappaport’s watch. We reverse.

Rappaport was a paying guest at Hilton on April 29, 1992. On that day, a watch worth $1,337.50 was stolen from his room. Rappaport claimed that the theft was a result of Hilton’s lax security. Further, he testified that Hilton had notice of its security problem because another patron had a large amount of cash stolen from his room less than two…