Lloyd v. American Motor Inns, Inc.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiffs claim on the ground that it was res judicata.

Appellant, Bobbie Lloyd, brought this tort action against her employer, American Motor Inns, Inc., trading as Holiday Inn North-Roanoke #1 (the Inn). In her motion for judgment, Lloyd alleged that she sustained injuries when she fell on a sidewalk located on the Inn’s premises and that her injuries were proximately caused by the Inn’s negligent failure to maintain the sidewalk in a safe condition. The Inn pled res judicata based upon the Industrial…