Is a property owner responsible for injuries another party suffered from while on his property?
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Is a property owner responsible for injuries another party suffered from while on his property?
Asked on November 6, 2014 under Personal Injury, South Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Not automatically; a property owner is not the insurer for his guests, visitors, etc. The property owner is not liable simply because someone is hurt on his property; rather, to be liable, must be "at fault" in some way. Typically, that means that the property owner caused or allowed (when he should have known better) a dangerous condition to exist on the property, which condition caused the injury. Common examples include: damaged or loose stairs or stair railings; buckled or uneven walkways which can turn an ankle; obviously sick or dying trees or tree branches which can fall on a visitor; etc. If there was no unsafe condition of which the property owner was, or reasonably should have been, aware, there would typically be no liability.
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