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Social Guest of Tenant Can Recover For Injuries Caused by the Negligence of the Landlord in Failing to Make Repairs A guest of a tenant who fell in a darkened stairway can recover for injuries against the landlord who failed to repair defective light fixture .
Uneven Sidewalk Defect Can Be Basis of Negligence | Lorain & Cuyahoga County Lawyers A three inch difference between two slabs of concrete sidewalk may be enough to establish negligence on a homeowner's association charged with maintenance of it
Parking Garage Owner Not Liable For Slip Caused By Loose Gravel On Stairwell Steps Under Ohio law, it is difficult for individuals to recover against property owners when the person slips and falls on the premises. In this case, a garage owner was not liable when the patron surmised that she fell due to loose gravel on the stairwell steps.
Gas station owner not liable for customer's injuries from oil spill. A gas station owner was not responsible for a patron's injuries when the patron slipped on an oil spill near the gas pumps. The court found that the condition was open and obvious and the patron should have discovered the condition on his own. As a result, the defendant owner had no duty to warn about it.
Open and Obvious Defects Provide Defense to Owners of Businesses A restaurant patron sued the restaurant for injuries she sustained when she fell when she got up from her booth that was located on a raised floor. The court of appeals agreed with the trial court that the step between the floor and the booth was an open and obvious danger and patron should have discovered this condition and protected herself.
Persistence Really Does Pay Off! In some cases, it takes persistence and perseverance to obtain justice. Ben Barrett, Sr., was able to win a substantial award for a client after a seven-year court battle. The client had been injured while on a construction site where a residential home was being built. The truss upon which he was standing, cracked and gave way, causing him to fall to the ground below.