Crowder v. Larson

Ruffin, Judge.

On March 2, 1996, Sandra Crowder’s two young children died when a fire broke out in their mobile home. Crowder and the children’s respective fathers, Jimmy Lowry and Stefan Maddox, filed a wrongful death action against Brian Larson, the owner of the land upon which the mobile home was located, contending that he had a duty to furnish the mobile home with a smoke detector. The trial court granted Larson’s motion for summary judgment, and plaintiffs appeal. Because Larson violated no duty owed to plaintiffs, we affirm.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of…