GALLO v. DUGAN


228 A.D.2d 376 (1996)

644 N.Y.S.2d 7

Gene Gallo, Respondent, v. John Dugan, Defendant, and Trell Restaurant, Inc., Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 27, 1996


We agree with defendant that plaintiff has failed to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the employee had a history of, or propensity for, assaultive behavior and that even if such was proven, that plaintiff knew or should have known of such propensity. Further, the employee worked at the subject premises for approximately seven years, and was elevated from busboy to bartender, without any untoward incidents. As a result, a cause of action for negligent hiring...

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