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Personal Injury & Torts

Oct. 7, 2004

Plaintiffs in 'Caloroso' Trip Over Trivial-Defect Defense

Focus Column - Tort Law - By Michael Paul Thomas - Generally, a landowner's duty is to use ordinary care in management of the property under his or her control in order to avoid exposing people who come on the property to unreasonable risk of harm. See Civil Code Section 1714; Rowland v. Christian , 69 Cal.2d 108 (1968).

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        By Michael Paul Thomas
        
        Generally, a...

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