Parker v. Four Seasons Hotels, Ltd.

In action seeking recovery for injuries plaintiff sustained when sliding glass door shattered in hotel room plaintiff had rented, Dist. Ct. erred in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment that precluded plaintiff from presenting issue of punitive damages to jury. Record suggested that defendant was aware that there was problem with glass doors installed in its hotel rooms, and that door in plaintiff’s room had previously shattered due to problem with stopper. Moreover, plaintiff presented evidence indicating that defendant was aware that problem with glass door had not been fixed as of time that plaintiff had checked into room, that said room had been placed on “do not sell list,” and that defendant made decision to rent room to plaintiff anyway. Fact that defendant had evidence indicating that it held belief that problem with glass door in plaintiff’s room had been repaired and that room was on “do not sell” list for other reasons did not require different result, where defendant’s evidence only created triable issue for jury to resolve.