Legal Opinion

Flowers ex rel. Flowers v. Hyatt Regency Hotel

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Trial Court

Decided August 11, 1983No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 83-205Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Before the court is the motion of the defendant, Hyatt Regency Hotel (Hyatt), to dismiss the. complaint against it pursuant to Com.R.Civ.Pro. 12(b)(6). Four grounds .are enumerated in the motion, to wit:

1. The deceased, Katherine Lynne Flowers, has no cause of action under the laws of the Commonwealth against Hyatt;

2. There is no cause of action in the Commonwealth for wrongful death in excess of $100,000;

*6943. There is no cause of action in wrongful death actions in the Commonwealth for punitive damages;

4. There is no cause of action iri the Commonwealth against John Doe II, Hyatt's…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Shingleton v. BusseySupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  4. Raunela v. Hertz Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  5. Gaudette v. WebbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972

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