Demo v. Red Roof Inns, Inc.

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Donald and Melony Demo appeal the grant of summary judgment to Red Roof Inns in this Michigan slip-and-fall action. Because the Demos cannot establish an essential element of their negligence and derivative consortium claims — Red Roof Inns’ responsibility for causing their injuries — we affirm.

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Attending a funeral in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Donald Demo and his wife, Melony, stayed at a Red Roof Inn. The hotel room doors opened to a portico. Each of the three wooden stairways leading to upper floors had a roof but was exposed to the elements from the sides.

The Demos took a…