Legal Opinion
Woodford v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided February 2, 1996No. 94-CV-0848Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, DECISION & ORDER
MeAVOY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this diversity action against defendant for an injury to plaintiff David Woodford allegedly caused by a defectively designed soap dish. Before the Court is defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
I. Background
Plaintiffs currently reside in Schenectady County, New York. While visiting Anchorage, Alaska, for personal and professional reasons in July of 1992, plaintiffs stayed at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel (the “Hotel”) as paying guests. On the morning of July 8, while showering in his room at the Hotel, plaintiff David Woodford…
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