Kopczynski Ex Rel. Palmer v. Bargers
Indiana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
BOEHM, Justice.
This case presents two issues of first impression. We hold that under some cir cumstances a minor’s invitation to enter the premises may bind the landowner for purposes of premises liability, and that a trampoline may constitute an attractive nuisance. In this case both issues turn on facts not appropriately resolved on summary judgment.
Facts and Procedural History
On January 30, 2002, twelve-year-old Alisha Palmer was at home after school with her brothers, Dylan, nine, and Michael, ten. Her mother, Beth Palmer Kopczynski, was still at work. Next door, six-year-old Bryan Barger…
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