· 1/30/1987
Flowers v. Rock Creek Terrace Ltd. Partnership
Citations
- 520 A.2d 361
- 308 Md. 432
- 1987 Md. LEXIS 179
How courts have described this case
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- stating that the history of the rule focused on the status of fire fighters on the premises
- stating that the history of the rule focused on the status of fire fighters on the premises
- refusing recovery on public policy grounds for firefighter who fell twelve stories down elevator shaft while fighting fire
- \Nothing in traditional premises liability law [justifies] classifying some ... public employees as invitees and others as licensees.\
- \Nothing in traditional premises liability law [justifies] classifying some . . . public employees as invitees and others as licensees.\
- relying on public policy in abandoning premises liability distinctions as basis for firefighter's rule
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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Eldridge, Cole, Rodowsky, Couch, McAuliffe
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