The record establishes that defendant transferred full possession and control of the space where the assault occurred to the restaurant's owners, and never exercised any control whatsoever over either the operation of the restaurant or the conduct of its patrons. Therefore, defendant cannot be held liable on the theory that it failed in its common-law duty to take reasonable measures to secure the restaurant against foreseeable criminal activity (see Hamilton v Beretta...
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