Sheets v. Ritt, Ritt & Ritt, Inc.

HARRIS, Justice.

For many years we have questioned the soundness of the common-law distinctions in premises liability eases based on the status of the entrant to property (invitee, licensee, or trespasser). Notwithstanding growing dissatisfaction with the distinctions, especially as between an invitee and licensee, we have heretofore declined to abandon them. Our decisions make clear that our reluctance has not been because we are enamored with the common-law distinctions, but rather because the unsuccessful plaintiffs in cases challenging the rulq had been accorded all advantages that flow…