McGOVERN v. RESORTS INTERN. HOTEL, INC.


306 N.J. Super. 174 (1997)

SHARON McGOVERN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC.; RESORTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.; RESORTS INTERNATIONAL INC. OF NEW JERSEY; RESORTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCING, INC.; INTER-TEL, INC.; WILLIAM COPELAND; AND JOHN DOES (#1-45), JOINTLY, SEVERALLY AND/OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Jacoby argued the cause for appellant (Tomar, Simonoff, Adourian, O'Brien, Kaplan, Jacoby & Graziano, attorneys; Joseph J. Lisa, III, on the brief).

David Lieberman argued the cause for respondents (Horn, Goldberg, Gorny, Plackter, Weiss & Perskie, attorneys; Michael S. Affanato, on the brief).

Before Judges SHEBELL, D'ANNUNZIO and A.A. RODRIGUEZ.


The opinion of the court was delivered by SHEBELL, P.J.A.D.

On February 21, 1994, plaintiff, Sharon McGovern, was employed as a Security Supervisor by defendant, Resorts International Hotel, Inc. ("Resorts"), when at approximately 10:30 a.m. she was shot attempting to prevent the robbery of money on a cart she was escorting across the public gaming floor to an armored car. Resorts' money transfer procedure was as follows:

[t]he supervisor would enter the...

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