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Real Estate/Development

Oct. 2, 2003

Relationship of Business and Victim Gives Rise to Owner Duty

Focus Column - Real Property - By Michael Paul Thomas - The existence and scope of a business owner's duty to protect the public from harm from random crime at or near the business' premises often depends upon a case-by-case analysis of the facts and circumstances involved. The recent 4th District Court of Appeal decision in Morris v. De La Torre , 2003 DJDAR 10,008 (Cal. App. Sept. 3, 2003), illustrates well how courts approach this analysis.

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        By Michael Paul Thomas
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