Pick-Bay Company v. Younkin

MADDOX, Justice.

William Eugene Younkin, plaintiff below, brought suit against the operator of the Albert Pick Motel in Mobile, alleging he received personal injuries as a result of inhaling “poisonous, noxious or harmful” paint fumes while occupying a room overnight at the motel.

*106The evidence tends to show that Younkin checked into the motel between 6 p. m. and 7 p. m. on September 18, 1968, and that he was assigned Room 208. Before entering the room, Younkin joined his fiancee (now his wife) and her parents in the dining room of the motel. Younkin testified that he entered Room 208 briefly to…