Flores v. Strickland

Phipps, Judge.

Alleging that he slipped and fell on the outside stairs adjacent to his apartment, Hemilo Flores sued his landlord, Thomas P. Strickland d/b/a Raintree Properties (Raintree), for negligence. After considering Flores’s deposition and other evidence, the trial court decided that Flores had equal or superior knowledge of the purported hazard and awarded summary judgment to Raintree. Although Flores disputes this finding and others, we find no error and affirm.

Flores began leasing an apartment from Raintree in early November, and about ten days later, Flores allegedly fell “while…