Tennessee Supreme Court· 8/21/1984

Hudson v. Gaitan

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675 S.W.2d 699
1984 Tenn. LEXIS 934

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holding that the numerous exceptions and subclassifications engrafted into the trichotomy have created a “complex patchwork of legal classifications which are by no means uniformly interpreted in the various jurisdictions”
holding that a premises owner or possessor owes to the social guest the same duty as that owed to an invitee
rejecting the common law classifications of invitee and licensee and adopting a duty of reasonable care as to these individuals
foreseeability of the presence of the visitor and the likelihood of harm to him or her are factors in assessing liability
foreseeability of the presence of the visitor and the likelihood of harm to him or her are factors in assessing liability
abolishing distinctions based on entrant status

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Judges: Brock, Cooper, Fones, Harbison, Drowota

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