[DOWNLOAD] "Mccarty v. Pheasant Run Inc." by United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Mccarty v. Pheasant Run Inc.
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 22, 1987
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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POSNER, Circuit Judge. The high crime rate in the United States has interacted with expanding notions of tort liability to make suits charging hotel owners with negligence in failing to protect their guests from criminal attacks increasingly common. See Annot., 28 A.L.R.4th 80 (1984). Dula McCarty, a guest at the Pheasant Run Lodge in St. Charles, Illinois, was assaulted by an intruder in her room, and brought suit against the owner of the resort. The suit charges negligence, and bases federal jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship. The parties agree that Illinois law governs the substantive issues. The jury brought in a verdict for the defendant, and Mrs. McCarty appeals on a variety of grounds.