Basile v. Union Plaza Hotel & Casino

OPINION

This is an appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of respondent Union Plaza Hotel and Casino Inc. (Union Plaza). We conclude that the summary judgment was improperly granted, and thus reverse the summary judgment and remand this case to the district court.

On August 20, 1990, two Union Plaza security officers observed an individual (who was later identified as Willie Stringer (Stringer)) who they believed had been previously “86’ed” 1 from the Union Plaza casino for purse snatching “or something or other.” The security officers approached Stringer to request identification…