Cyzio v. Rihga International U.S.A., Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Goodman, J.), entered April 8, 1997, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
In light of the circumstances of the assault upon plaintiff, a guest at defendant’s hotel, the record of prior security reports, the location of the hotel, defendant’s policy of allowing well-dressed persons to freely enter the hotel without challenge during the late night and early morning hours and the affidavit of plaintiff’s security expert, it cannot be said that the assault was unforseeable…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kender v. Taj HotelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Cyzio v. Rihga International U.S.A., Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1997