Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Newport Waterfront Landing, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 20, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-0409LPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendant Kenneth Desmond’s motion to dismiss for lack of diversity pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The suit arises from an incident in a Newport bar in which plaintiff, Mark C. Murphy, claims he was wrongfully assaulted by the bar’s doorman, Kenneth Desmond. Murphy brought suit against both the bar, The Newport Waterfront Landing, Inc. (“The Landing”), and the doorman. Plaintiff claims that The Landing is liable vicariously, for its employee’s tort, as well as directly, for…
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