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BAR AND SECURITY COMPANY COULD BE LIABLE FOR AN ASSAULT BY A SECURITY GUARD UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR.

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendants' motion for a directed verdict should not have been granted. Plaintiff alleged he was punched and severely injured by a man dressed like other security guards at a bar. The bar (Hiro) and the security company (NEC) could be liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior. A new trial was ordered:

The trial court erred in granting Hiro's motion for a directed verdict, since there is evidence to support a reasonable jury's finding that plaintiff's assailant was a Hiro employee or an NEC employee who was supervised by Hiro, for whose acts Hiro could have been found liable upon the theory of respondeat superior … . An attack on plaintiff by a security guard could be found to be within the scope of the guard's employment … . Plaintiff's inability to identify his assailant, who left after the incident, does not preclude him from recovery … . Jones v Hiro Cocktail Lounge, 2016 NY Slip Op 04110, 1st Dept 5-26-16

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