Legal Opinion
Maheshwari v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 2004PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
Randomly and without provocation, four unidentified hoodlums attacked plaintiff in the parking lot at a music festival in a New York City park. We must decide whether plaintiff may hold the City and the concert producer liable.
On July 10 and 11, 1996, defendant Delsener/Slater produced a Lollapalooza concert at Downing Stadium, a facility owned by defendant City of New York, on Randall’s Island. The festival included heavy metal and rap acts such as Metallica, Soundgarden, Wu Tang Clan and the Ramones. Delsener entered into a stadium use agreement with the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Pulka v. EdelmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Merritt Hill Vineyards Inc. v. Windy Heights Vineyard, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by107 opinions
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- Gonzalez v. CaballeroDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
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