Legal Opinion
Hooks ex rel. Hooks v. Washington Sheraton Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 22, 1977No. 76-1958PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBB.
ROBB, Circuit Judge:
This diversity case arose out of the injuries suffered by 18-year old Thomas Hooks when he dove from the three-meter diving board at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., in June 1971.. The pool was equipped with a high performance aluminum “Duraflex” board that propelled Hooks, who was not an experienced diver, into shallow water where he struck his head on the bottom. As a result Hooks is a quadriplegic. Hooks and his parents sued the operator of the pool, the Washington Sheraton Corporation (hereafter Sheraton)…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- John R. McWeeney v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Ross v. HartmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Felder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Harrison Richardson v. Thomas E. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Charles E. Runyon, of the Estate of Charles B. Runyon, Deceased v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rudelson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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- Thomas Hooks v. Washington Sheraton CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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