Elmar Gardens, Inc. v. Odell

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 landlord has a duty with regard to areas “under his [or her] control”
• stating that “[m]ere ownership of land or buildings does not render the owner liable for injuries sustained by tenants or invitees rightfully on the premises, for the owner is not an insurer of such persons but owes them the duty only to exercise ordinary care”
• landlord has a duty with regard to areas \under his control\
• “Mere ownership of land or buildings does not render the owner liable for injuries sustained by tenants or invitees rightfully on the premises, for the owner is not an insurer of such persons but owes them the duty only to exercise ordinary care to render the premises reasonably safe.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).