St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Ellenwood

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• nondelegable duty doctrine only applies if plaintiff establishes defendant maintained possession and control of property
• ‘‘Ordinarily, the status of one who sustains injury while upon the property of another is a question of fact. . . . Where, however, the facts essential to the determination of the plain- tiff’s status are not in dispute, a legal question is presented.’’ [Internal quotation marks omitted.]

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