Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Beebe v. Moses

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided September 19, 2002No. 20348-4-IIIPublished

1ConcurrenceSweeney, J.

(concurring) — My colleagues have accurately outlined the law on premises liability in Washington. And they have applied that law to the facts of this case.1 And, of *469course, they accurately recite the facts. I will, nonetheless, write separately. I do so because in my judgment the law of premises liability is anachronistic and out of step with modern social and legal thought, and is therefore just plain wrong. Traditional premises liability law relies on the status of the injured person rather than the propriety of his or her conduct. It does so because traditional premises liability law is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Nelson v. FreelandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998
  3. Van Dinter v. City of KennewickWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Younce v. FergusonWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Schreiner v. City of SpokaneCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1994

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