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Landowners may have duty to fix ‘open and obvious’ hazards 

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    • May 16, 2013

The “open and obvious danger” rule does not apply to preclude a finding of negligence in a premises liability action filed by a tenant who was injured when he unsuccessfully attempted to flip into an inflatable pool from a trampoline, Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled in reversing a defense verdict.
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Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/16/landowners-may-have-duty-to-fix-open-and-obvious-hazards/

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