Legal Opinion
Drummond v. Hilton Hotel Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 3, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-1818PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GILES, District Judge.
Defendant, Hilton Hotel Corporation (“Hilton”), has moved for summary judgment in this action for damages. Plaintiff, Verna Drummond was injured as the result of a fall in a hotel whose trade name was the Hilton Inn. Hilton asserts that at no time did it maintain, own, control, or operate the hotel and that the record owner was the Creative Development Company (“Creative”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gebco Investment Corporation (“Gebco”). A written agreement which on its face is a license/franchise agreement exists between Hilton and Creative.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bryson, Paul E. v. Brand Insulations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Hader v. Coplay Cement Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Augustine Gizzi, and Anthony Giaccio v. Texaco, Inc., Appeal of Anthony GiaccioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Drexel v. Union Prescription Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Crinkley v. Holiday Inns, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Myszkowski v. Penn Stroud Hotel, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Dutton v. International Harvester Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987
- Hart v. Marriott International, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Shadel v. Shell Oil Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1984
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