Invitee
Invitee is a term that is used in the law and it refers to a person who is invited onto business premises generally for some business purpose. For instance, a shopper in a mall is an invitee because the shopper is being invited there by the mall owner for the purpose of shopping in the stores that are within the mall. Invitees are generally owed a duty of reasonable care by the owner of the premises. If the owner of the premises violates that duty of reasonable care, then the owner may be liable to the invitee. The invitee is likewise expected to exercise reasonable care in looking out for dangers that may be open and obvious on the premises. If the invitee violates that duty of being on the lookout for open and obvious dangers, then the invitee may not be able to recover for any injuries suffered on the premises.
