Larimore v. Carolina Power & Light

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the defendant “owed no duty to warn [the plaintiff] of the open and obvious defect”
• explaining that constructive notice may arise where a dangerous condition existed for a sufficient period of time that the defendant should have discovered and remedied it through the exercise of reasonable care
• stating an unappealed ruling becomes the law of the case and the appellate court must presume it is correct
• noting the obvious requirement that in order for a claim to be brought under a theory equating to premises liability, the accused must own the property in question
• finding a landowner was not liable to “an experienced contractor familiar with construction sites and the way they operated” and who knew of the open and obvious condition
• \[A]n invitee enters the premises with the implied assurance of preparation and reasonable care for his protection and safety while he is there.\ (citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).