Johnson v. Holiday Inn of America, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

TILLEY, District Judge.

This case comes before the Court on Defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The facts, as stated in Plaintiff’s complaint, are as follows: on April 14,1991, Karl Clark, a resident of North Carolina, drowned in a swimming pool at a hotel in Spartan-burg, South Carolina. The hotel is operated by Defendant Holiday Inn of America (“Holiday Inn”). Plaintiff is the decedent’s mother and the administratrix of his estate.

Plaintiff filed this action on April 14, 1994 in this Court seeking recovery under South Carolina’s wrongful death statute for…