An appeals court has ruled against the La Quinta hotel chain in a trip-and-fall case.The 1st District Appellate Court has reversed summary judgment for the Texas company, deeming it an open question as to whether one of its hotels in the Loop actually prohibited noncustomer foot traffic and would qualify for premises liability protections.A trial court had ruled that a woman who fell while crossing through the hotel’s property to get to her office was trespassing, and thus, the hotel wasn’t responsible for her injuries.But …