The Third Circuit Court of Appeal this week sided with Marley’s Sports Bar on Jefferson Street downtown, backing a lower court’s summary judgement in a suit accusing the night spot of failing to offer adequate security for a pair of patrons who were attacked outside the bar.
Jeffery Arkell, the plaintiff, and a friend were beaten up by a group of six men, one of them wielding a baseball bat, on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2006, shortly after the bar had closed. Arkell suffered stab wounds, a broken arm and a contusion to the head. The appeals court, however, ruled that Marley’s was not responsible for providing security outside its premises after closing time: “Our initial inquiry in this case is whether Marley’s owed Jeffery a duty to protect him from attack in the middle of Garfield Street after closing hours,” the Third Circuit opinion states. “The law is clear, it did not.”
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , February 05, 2010 - 05:06 pm
THE SAFETY OF BAR PATRONS OUTSIDE THE CONFINES OF ANY ESTABLISHMENT,WHETHER IT BE BARS/CLUBS/MUSEUMS, LIES WITH THE LOCAL POLICE DEPT. DUH ? THIS IS SO STRANGE, WHEN A PERSON IS STOPPED FOR SPEEDING, THE PERSON IS IMMEDIATELY ENCIRCLED BY ( 5 ) POLICE UNITS AND WHEN A PERSON IS IN DANGER NOT A """COP IN SIGHT !
... written by Holeinthedonut8 , February 05, 2010 - 09:44 pm
Could you please write in all caps so that its harder to read and you can appear to be more obnoxious? Thanks
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , February 06, 2010 - 06:42 pm
Ay ! hole in ya arrears where ya been , the half-way house again? Git ya ass BACK to flippin them donuts at Meches, contribute to the article at hand or, " ZIP YA LIP, COUILLION !
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