Berne v. Greyhound Parks of Arizona, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a landowner is required 21 only to “exercise reasonable care for an invitee’s protection,” and “is not an insurer of the 22 safety of invitees”
• noting “universal rule” that plaintiff must establish breach of a duty to prevail on a claim of negligence
• dripping liquid through grandstand floor at dog racing track was not caused by the defendant's mode of operation
• concerning a slip on a puddle created by liquid dripping off a 9 grandstand
• “The burden of proving negligence rests upon the plaintiff, and it is not incumbent upon the defendant to prove an absence thereof.”
• “The standard of care to be exercised does not impose liability for conditions from 22 which an unreasonable risk of harm is not to be anticipated.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).