Uddin v. Embassy Suites Hotel

In Uddin v. Embassy Suites Hotel, 165 Ohio App.3d 699, 2005 Ohio 6613, 848 N.E.2d 519, a room was rented at the hotel, and a ten-year old child and her family were invited to a birthday party there. The child drowned while attending the party and swimming in the hotel pool. Based on these facts, the Tenth District Court of Appeals found that the child and her family were business invitees because she and her family "rightfully came upon the hotel premises for some purpose that was beneficial to defendants as a business owner." 165 Ohio App. 3d 699, 2005 Ohio 6613, at P 11, 848 N.E.2d 519.