ROYAL v. DAYS INNS OF AMERICA. INC.


708 S.W.2d 411 (1985)

Everett ROYAL and wife, Lois Royal, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DAYS INNS OF AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Knoxville.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied March 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Fleissner, Fleissner, Cooper & Marcus, Chattanooga, for defendant-appellant.

Jerry H. Summers, Thomas Wyatt, Chattanooga, for plaintiffs-appellees.


Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court March 24, 1986.

HIGHERS, Judge.

This appeal arises from a jury verdict for the plaintiffs in the amount of $20,000 for damages allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant motel in failing to exercise reasonable care to protect its guests from criminal activity.

Sometime during the night of May 12, 1981, plaintiff, Lois Royal, awoke in her room on the ground floor of the Days Inn motel...

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