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BROWN v. MOTEL 6 OPERATING, L.P., LTD.

No. 4D07-2936.

989 So.2d 658 (2008)

Stella Mae BROWN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Vaughn Lee Brown, deceased, Appellant, v. MOTEL 6 OPERATING, L.P., LTD., a Delaware corporation, d/b/a Motel 6; and Accor Economy Lodging, Inc., a Delaware corporation, jointly and separately, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Sherman Sr. of the Law Offices of Richard A. Sherman, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, and Wilton L. Strickland of Wilton L. Strickland, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for appellant.

Shelley H. Leinicke of Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy & Ford, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for appellees.

KLEIN, J.

The decedent was found shot to death in his motel room and his estate filed this wrongful death action, alleging that Motel 6, in light of past criminal activity, was negligent in failing to take greater security precautions. Because there was no evidence of a forced entry, nor any evidence that the shooting could have been prevented with greater security, the trial court granted a summary judgment in favor of...

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