Mattox v. Motel Investment Co.

The plaintiff below7, Mrs. Adair Mat-tox, age 26, was injured when she walked into a sliding glass door at a Howard Johnson Motor Lodge located at 3280 U.S. Highway 51 S. in Memphis, Tennessee, on the *252night of July 30, 1965. The jury awarded the plaintiff a judgment of $5,000. Judgment was entered on the verdict and the defendants have appealed in error.

On the night in question the American Airlines, Inc. was having a party at the Motor Lodge for office and clerical personnel from Memphis, Nashville, and Little Bock. Plaintiff, Mrs. Mattox, first went to the party about 5:00 P.M. while off…