Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Holiday Inns, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 1, 1975No. Record 740818PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
On August 21, 1973, Kyran Murphy (plaintiff) filed a motion for judgment against Holiday Inns, Inc. (defendant), a Tennessee Corporation, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained on August 24, 1971, while she was a guest at a motel in Danville. Plaintiff alleged that “Defendant owned and operated” the motel; that “Defendant, its agents and employees, so carelessly, recklessly, and negligently maintained the premises of the motel that Plaintiff did slip and fall on an area of a walk where water draining from an air conditioner had been allowed to accumulate”; and that as a proximate…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wells v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Raney v. Barnes Lumber Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- Thaxton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- Chandler v. KelleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1928
- Fulton v. W. R. Grace & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1925
3Cited by56 opinions
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- Beckenstein v. Potter & Carrier, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Drexel v. Union Prescription Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Holiday Inns, Inc. v. NewtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Fernander v. ThigpenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
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