Legal Opinion
Morrison v. MGM Grand Hotel
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided September 20, 1983No. CV-R-81-244-ECRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff was injured during a robbery that occurred while he was a guest at the MGM Grand Hotel in Reno. 1 Defendant has moved for summary judgment, claiming that as a matter of law it was under no duty to protect the plaintiff from an unforeseeable criminal act by a third person. The Magistrate has recommended that the motion for summary judgment be granted. For the reasons explained below, the Court declines to adopt this recommendation.
FACTS
Plaintiff Allen Morrison attended the Hotel’s New Year’s Party as an invited guest of the Hotel. He planned…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,249 Homer E. Stephenson and Freda Lois Stephenson, His Wife v. Calpine Conifers Ii, Ltd., a Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Relyea v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Gunlock v. New Frontier Hotel Corp.Nevada Supreme Court · 1962
- Totten v. More Oakland Residential Housing, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1976
- Twardowski v. Westward Ho Motels, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Doud v. Las Vegas Hilton Corp.Nevada Supreme Court · 1993
- Early v. N.L v. Casino Corp.Nevada Supreme Court · 1984