Case Study : Need Answer Asap

[Meet_Kotecha]

Sharon, a native of Alabama, was on her first visit to Canada. She had never experienced a Canadian winter until that January day when she arrived in Ottawa. She checked into one of the finer hotels in town and picked up a brochure from a rack in the hotel lobby. The brochure, produced by the municipal government’s tourist office, listed activities to do while in Ottawa. Skating on the Rideau Canal was a featured event. Inspired by the images of the skaters she had seen on television, Sharon asked the desk clerk for directions. The clerk, an avid skater, heartily recommended the canal. Sharon rented skates from Blades Galore Inc. The skates were a half size too big, but she wore an extra pair of socks. She had been on the ice for about ten minutes when she hit a rut and fell, breaking her ankle. Sharon sued the hotel for recommending the canal. She argued that the clerk should have known from her accent that she was from the Deep South and that she would have been a novice at skating. She also argued that the clerk did not warn her of the ice conditions. What liability does the hotel have? What other factors might change the outcome?

[douglas9401]

The hotel and staff are absolved of all blame as the petitioner is an American and as such should be treated as feeble minded and shouldn't be out and about without their carer.
They should have been made aware that the great country of Canada is a haven of common sense and tolerance and has no truck with Murican idiocy.

[waterboatman]

The hotel has no liability.

[Cloverjo]

This sounds like a homework question.

[waterboatman]

Or a law student.

[murraymints]

I recommend you pay attention in tutorials and get your homework/ assignments done in good time in future !

[1ozzy]

Sharon is American.
Sue Canada for being cold.
Sue the hotel for having a brochure.
Sue the tourist office for promoting skating.
Sue television stations for depicting skating as something anyone can do.
Sue the desk clerk for guiding her.
Sue Blades Galore for renting skates to someone who can't skate
Sue Mother Nature for creating a rut in the ice.
Sue her parents for not teaching her how to skate

Sue herself for being a numbnut that feels the need to sue everyone for their own stupidity.

[waterboatman]

There you are Meet_Kotecha, you've been told! ;o}

[1ozzy]

Oh, I forgot,,,

Sue the company that transported her there.

Unless she drove her car there, then sue the manufacturer of the vehicle and the fuel suppliers.

[Cloverjo]

Reminds me of a complaint letter in the Travel section of one of the big Sunday papers recently. A couple wanted their money back after their Autumn Colours cruise in North America, because the trees' leaves hadn't gone the requisite colour yet.

Like suing a company who advertised a Northern Lights experience, but the universe didn't respond!

[waterboatman]

That's America for you jo.

[Guilbert53]

I also think a bit of a nerve to put ASAP in the question title.

The poster obviously thinks there are loads of use just sitting around waiting to answer their questions.

Rather arrogant !