Whitehead v. Ramada Inns, Inc.

PALMORE, Justice.

Helene Whitehead was injured in a fall on the premises of a motel in Lexington, Kentucky. She sued for damages for her personal injuries and her husband sued for loss of consortium. At the close of their evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the motel company. They appeal from a judgment dismissing the action.

The Whiteheads were guests of the motel. They had checked out and were in the process of leaving when the accident took place. Mrs. Whitehead was ’ walking through a hallway leading to an outside door. The outside surface was lower than the motel floor to which…