The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Case summary: The hotel W prohibited smoking in the room but invited guests to step out onto the balcony to smoke. The person T, who was a guest in one of the rooms, stepped out and fell to her death. The person P, the estate personal representative of the person T, filed a suit against the hotel W.
To find: The breach of duty of care by the hotel W.
Summary Introduction
Case summary: The hotel W prohibited smoking in the room but invited guests to step out onto the balcony to smoke. The person T, who was a guest in one of the rooms, stepped out and fell to her death. The person P, the estate personal representative of the person T, filed a suit against the hotel W.
To find: The possible defense claims by the hotel W.
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