Exam 6: Negligence and Hospitality Practices

A restaurant is aware of a beehive located near the front door. No bees have entered the restaurant. Removal will subject an employee to bee stings. True or false: Under these circumstances, the restaurant does not have a duty to remove the hive.

A hotel with a revolving door should have an attendant at the door under the following circumstances: _______________________________________________________.

Three precautions a restaurant or hotel should take to avoid injuries by guests on steps are _____________________________________________, _____________________________________________, and _____________________________________________.

Mita was injured during a hotel fire. She sued the hotel for her damages. True or false: In evaluating whether the plaintiff was negligent, the relevant question is, did she act as a reasonable person would have acted under similar circumstances?

In what room of a hotel does an innkeeper not have a duty to exercise reasonable care?

The occurrence of a rape on a hotel's premises is conclusive evidence that the innkeeper was negligent.

Consistent with common practice, the lifeguard at a hotel pool periodically adds chlorine to the water to ensure clean and healthful conditions. One afternoon, after adding the appropriate dosage, the lifeguard failed to return the chlorine to its normal storage place and instead left it near the base of the guard chair. Unknown to the lifeguard, a young swimmer saw the chlorine, drank some, and became very ill. True or false: The hotel will be liable for the injuries.

A hotel that has experienced prior security incidents may be required to take more security precautions than another hotel because the prior incidents suggest that additional criminal activity is ____________________.

Heather, a guest at a hotel, was injured when she caught her foot in a hole in the pavement on an outdoor tennis court operated by the hotel. Which of the following is true concerning the hotel's liability?