Wrinkle v. Norman
Annotate this CaseAppellant was injured in the course of providing aid to a calf that he was escorting onto a neighbor's property. Appellant sued to recover medical damages from the neighbor (Appellee), claiming that Appellees were negligent in creating a dangerous condition on their property that presented an unreasonable risk of harm by leaving their gate open and by leaving a clothesline wire running across the ground. The district court granted summary judgment for Appellees, holding that Appellant was a trespasser on Appellees' property and they had breached no duty toward him. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the district court applied the incorrect standard for the duty of care in this case. Remanded for the submission of new arguments predicated on the proper duty.
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