Allen v. Rogers

OPINION

CAYCE, Chief Justice.

Introduction

In this wrongful death and survivorship premises liability case, we examine the nature of the duties owed by possessors of land and, more specifically, those associated with the landlord-tenant relationship. We must decide whether a landlord owes a duty to protect a person from the criminal acts of a third party over whom the landlord has no control — if the injured party is neither the landlord’s invitee nor on the property with a tenant’s consent. Because we hold that a landlord owes no duty to the injured person under these circumstances, we affirm…