Legal Opinion
William Michael Averitt v. Southland Motor Inn of Oklahoma, D/B/A Sheraton Inn-Skyline East Hotel and Sheraton Inns, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1983No. 81-1433PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Sheraton Inns, Inc. and Southland Motor Inn Corporation of Oklahoma d/b/a Sheraton Inn-Skyline East Hotel (Southland) appeal from a judgment awarding punitive damages to plaintiff William Michael Averitt. Averitt brought this diversity suit against the defendants after he contracted shigella from eating at the Sheraton Inn-Skyline East Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
On March 28, 1978, Averitt stayed at the Southland and dined at the hotel restaurant. Averitt became ill the next day. After he returned home to Dallas, his condition worsened. On April 5, after suffering…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Perington Wholesale, Inc. v. Burger King Corporation, Davmor Industries, Inc., and Carpenter Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Donald Boyd Julander, and v. Ford Motor Company, a Corporation, AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
- Earnest Bach and Robert Pryor v. Joseph S. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Thomas Joseph CarrancoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- William Rigby v. Beech Aircraft Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States v. Deroy ShomoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Laura Ann Morris v. Adams-Millis Corporation, Michael T. Braswell, Attorney ForCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Robison v. MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Stephen H. Bohn v. Park City Group, Inc. And Randy FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Betty Ann Marsee, as Administratrix of the Estate of Marvin Sean Marsee, Deceased v. United States Tobacco Company, a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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