Legal Opinion
Frummer v. Hilton Hotels International, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 1967PublishedCited by 316 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
This appeal calls upon us to determine whether jurisdiction was validly acquired over one of the defendants, Hilton Hotels (U. K.) Ltd., a British corporation (hereafter referred to as Hilton [U. K.]).
The plaintiff alleges that in 1963 when he was on a visit to England he fell and was injured in his room at the London Hilton Hotel while attempting to take a shower in an “ ovular ”, modernistic type bathtub. He seeks $150,000 in damages not only from the defendant 'Hilton (U. K.) but also from the defendants Hilton Hotels Corporation and Hilton Hotels International, both of…
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