Cedar Park Hotel Wins Slip-and-Fall Case Against Guest
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Case Background
The case of Jessica Green v. Cedar Park Hotel, LLC came before the Superior Court in New London, Connecticut, and drew attention because it centered on a common situation that could happen to anyone an icy parking lot in the middle of winter.
Jessica Green, a resident who had gone to Cedar Park Hotel in North Stonington, Connecticut, claimed she slipped and fell on February 5, 2021, while crossing the hotel’s parking lot. She argued that the fall was not just an accident but the result of the hotel’s negligence in maintaining safe conditions for guests and visitors.
The hotel, on the other hand, denied wrongdoing and countered that Green herself was responsible for the fall because she did not exercise enough caution.
The trial became a battle over who bore the responsibility for safety: the business that owned and maintained the lot or the individual who walked across it.
Cause
Green’s complaint focused on the condition of the parking lot. According to her, a sheet of ice had been left untreated on the surface. She said the hotel had permitted the lot to remain dangerous by not removing the ice, not salting or sanding the surface, and not warning guests about the hazard.
She listed several specific failures by the hotel: it allowed the
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