Hannah v. Hampton Auto Parts, Inc.

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• holding that the defendants were not liable in a premises-liability case when the plaintiff and defendants had equal knowledge of the static condition (i.e., stairs) that caused plaintiff’s injuries when he fell
• affirming grant of summary judgment against plaintiff who slipped on free-standing steps behind automobile parts store, after successfully negotiating them many times
• Robinson applied in a plaintiff’s suit for fall from metal stairs at the back of a store
• plaintiff found to have equal knowledge of defective condition of steps when he had traversed steps on numerous previous occasions
• the equal knowledge precludes recovery even if Strickland could show the maintenance of the pothole was negligence per se
• because plaintiff had negotiated steps many times in the past, he was presumed to have knowledge of any dangerous condition and could not recover for any subsequent injury

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