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?

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The hotel will be liable because it had a duty to maintain safe conditions on its premises and was negligent in failing to repair the hole or warn guests of its presence. The assumption of risk doctrine would not apply in this situation because simply playing tennis on a court does not automatically assume the risk of an unmarked or dangerous hole in the playing surface. The fact that the injury occurred outside the building housing the guest rooms is not relevant to the hotel's liability for maintaining safe conditions on all areas of its property.

Heather, a Guest at a Hotel, Was Injured When She