· 8/26/1997
Lynne Woods-Leber and Anthony Leber v. Hyatt Hotels of Puerto Rico, Inc., Etc.
Citations
- 124 F.3d 47
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 23769
- 1997 WL 476360
How courts have described this case
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- holding that heightened duty of care was not breached by hotel when rabid mongoose invaded hotel premises and bit a sunbathing guest
- affirming summary judgment where record failed to show that. hotel had actual or constructive knowledge of existence of dangerous condition
- “The[] requirements [for a tort claim] cannot be satisfied unless the plaintiff proves, inter alia, that the injury was reasonably foreseeable (and, thus, could have been avoided had the defendant acted with due care).”
- “[A]s a general matter, whether 19 or not an incident of the same type as the one causing the injury had occurred before will be 20 significantly probative of that type of event's foreseeability.”
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Judges: Selya, Gibson, Lynch
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