McCoy v. Gay

Carley, Judge.

Appellee-defendants are the owners of the Downtowner Motor Inn (Inn) in Albany, Georgia. The Inn provided, at the time in question, personal security for its patrons through the employment of a single guard, who apparently made periodic patrols about the premises. Appellant-plaintiff was, on the date in question, a patron of the Inn’s cocktail lounge but not a guest in the Inn itself. After having several drinks, appellant left the lounge in the early morning hours to return to his car which was located in one of the Inn’s lighted parking lots. While in the lot, appellant was…