//March 24, 2023
Torts — Slip and fall — Contributory negligence
James Daily was a regular guest at the Red Roof Inn Plus in Linthicum Heights. At the direction of an employee, he smoked cigarettes in a picnic area across the parking lot from his room. While in the picnic area sometime after 10:00 PM on September 29, 2018, Mr. Daily heard a “rustling” sound coming from behind a nearby maintenance shed. Fearing for his safety, he decided to investigate, so he walked behind the maintenance shed into a dark area with no lighting. He tripped over ladders stored behind the shed and suffered a serious ankle injury.