Legal Opinion
William J. McAvey v. Chen-Horng Lee Chin-Li Lee v. First Financial Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 25, 2001No. 98-31274PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
William J. McAvey brought this diversity action against Chen-Horng Lee (Mr. Lee), his wifé, Chin-Li Lee (Mrs. Lee), and Ming Chun, Inc. d/b/a Tomfort Lodge (“Ming Chun”) (collectively, “the insureds” or “the innkeepers”), and First Financial Insurance Company (“First Financial”), the insureds’ commercial liability insurer, for damages for personal injury to McAvey caused by the negligence of the insureds and their employees in failing to take reasonable precautions and to exercise proper vigilance for the safety and security of their hotel guests. McAvey alleged that he…
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