Legal Opinion
Sewell v. Mountain View Hotel, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 8, 1959PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcAMIS, P. J.
In the abstract, the question in this case is the liability of an innkeeper for damages to a guest’s automobile while standing on a parking lot provided for guests of the inn, caused by the tortious act of a third person. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendant Mountain View Hotel, Inc., and the plaintiff has appealed.
In October, 1953, plaintiff Earl Sewell, upon becoming a guest at the Mountain View Hotel in G-atlinburg, parked his automobile in one of three parking lots owned and maintained by the Hotel for the use and convenience of its guests. Three days thereafter at about 1…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rains v. Maxwell House Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Andrew Jackson Hotel, Inc. v. PlattCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935
- Maxwell Operating Co. v. HarperTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
- Miller v. PeeplesMississippi Supreme Court · 1883
- Lader v. Warsher, New York County Courts1937
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Plant v. Howard Johnson's Motor LodgeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
- Shepherd Fleets, Inc. v. Opryland USA, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- Cloward v. PappasNevada Supreme Court · 1963
- Dispeker v. New Southern Hotel Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
- Shepherd Fleets, Inc. v. Opryland USA, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
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