Week 2 Discussion: Landowner’s Liability for Injury to Children

The Cranmore Hotel, a lovely inn with a natural pond on the property, is located in the hills of a wooded suburb. During the winter, the pond freezes and neighborhood children come to play and skate on it. Toward the end of March, the ice was becoming thin. While some neighborhood children were playing, one child fell through the ice. She suffered from exposure and frostbite and was hospitalized for several days.

Will the hotel be liable for the child’s injuries? Why or why not? Is there additional information you might need to assess liability more definitively, and if so, what information would that be?

After posting, respond to two classmates (attached)

Textbook ReadingsGovernment Regulation and the Legal Environment of BusinessChapter 7 

The Chapter 7 materials introduce the student the most common tort concepts, covering basic intentional torts and the elements of negligence, among other things.

Advanced Business Law and the Legal EnvironmentChapter 24, Section 24.4

When an individual is on property belonging to another, the law attaches differing status’ depending on the type of property and the purpose of the individual. This reading explains the different status’ under the law and what the legal obligation the landowner owes depending on that status.

Washington State Hospitality Law Manual

This reading addresses the duties owed by innkeepers to protect guests from injury.

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