Land owners, business owners, homeowners, and landlords are expected to keep their property free of physical hazards that endanger people who are allowed access because they were invited for business, commercial, or social purposes. This also includes many areas through which the public passes such as public sidewalks. In addition, land owners can be held liable for injury suffered on their property by anyone, including trespassers. Reasonable efforts should be made to correct dangerous conditions or warn others of the danger with a sign. Premises liability examples that can lead.
QUESTION: A student falls on ice as a result of taking a shortcut across campus through a loading dock area that has not been cleared. The loading dock area is cleared after snows, but it is the last area to be cleared on campus because it is not a sidewalk passage. All sidewalks receive first priority. The fall happened within the first 24 hours after the snowfall. Is the school liable? ANSWER: There is a special relationship between a school district (or its employees) and students, so as to impose.