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· 9/26/1985

Limberhand v. Big Ditch Co.

Citations

  • 706 P.2d 491
  • 218 Mont. 132
  • 1985 Mont. LEXIS 896

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that test for determining duty owed by landowner to injured party is whether landowner exercised ordinary care under the circumstances, regardless of whether injured party is guest, invitee, or trespasser
  • holding that test for determining duty owed by landowner to injured party is whether landowner exercised ordinary care under the circumstances, regardless of whether injured party is guest, invitee, or trespasser
  • stating that the attractive nuisance doctrine in section 339 of the Restatement (Second
  • stating that the attractive nuisance doctrine in section 339 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts is recognized in Montana, but holding that the \test is always not the status of the injured party but the exercise of ordinary care in the circumstances by the landowner\
  • “It is well-settled law in Montana that the social guest of a tenant in the common areas of an apartment complex is afforded a degree of protection from harm in relation to the duty of a landlord.”

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Judges: Sheehy, Turnage, Harrison, Morrison, Weber, Gulbrandson, Hunt

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