Sheffer v. Springfield Airport Authority

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• the weather was “bright and sunny” at the time the plaintiff fell on the ice
• due to the unique control a common carrier has over its passengers’ safety, it owes those passengers the highest duty of care consistent with the practical operation of its conveyances
• due to the unique control a common carrier has over its passengers' safety, it owes those passengers the highest duty of care consistent with the practical operation of its conveyances
• “There can be no recovery in tort for negligence unless the defendant has breached a duty owed to the plaintiff.”
• “There can be no recovery in tort for negligence unless the defendant has breached a duty owed to the plaintiff.”
• “There can be no recovery in tort for negligence unless the defendant has breached a duty owed to the plaintiff.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).