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Murphy v. Holiday Inns, Inc.
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219 S.E.2d 874 (1975)Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
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On August 21, 1973, Kyran Murphy filed a motion of judgment against Holiday Inns, Inc, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained, 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 slipped and fell on an area of a walk where water draining from an air conditioner had been allowed to accumulate. Defendant claimed no liability on the grounds that it has no relationship with regard to the operator of the premises other than a license agreement permitting the operator of a motel on the same premises to use the name ‘Holiday Inns.’ That agreement identifies defendant’s licensee as Betsy-Len Motor Hotel.
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