Legal Opinion

Wrenn v. Hillcrest Convalescent Home, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 24, 1967No. 769PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Conceding that plaintiff was an invitee on the property of defendant, the defendant was not an' insurer of her safety. Its duty was to exercise ordinary care to keep the premises which plaintiff was to use in a reasonably safe condition, so as not to expose her unnecessarily to danger, and to give warning of hidden conditions and dangers of which it had knowledge, express or implied. Waters v. Harris, 250 N.C. 701, 110 S.E. 2d 283. However, defendant was under no duty to warn plaintiff, as an invitee, of an obvious condition or of a condition of which the plaintiff had equal or…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Waters v. HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
  2. Hudson v. PETROLEUM TRANSIT COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
  3. Harris v. NACHAMSON DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957

3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Roumillat v. Simplistic Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
  2. Rappaport v. Days Inn of America, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  3. Norwood v. Sherwin-Williams Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  4. Von Viczay v. ThomsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  5. Lorinovich v. K Mart Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999

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