Helton v. Glenn Enterprises, Inc.

OPINION

CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J.,

delivered the opinion of the court, in which

D. MICHAEL SWINEY and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.

David Helton and his wife, Charlotte Helton, brought suit against Glenn Enterprises, Inc., dba Linmar Hospitality, the operator 1 of a Fairfield Inn in Knox County, for compensatory damages arising out of the theft of their drag racing vehicle and other personal property losses, all of which occurred while the plaintiffs were guests at the defendant’s motel. At the conclusion of a jury trial, the court directed a verdict for the defendant, holding that there was no…