Sims v. D.R. Horton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEANELL SIMS, * Plaintiff, * v. * Civil Action No. CJC-24-2003 D.R. HORTON, * Defendant. * MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Jeanell Sims tripped on a rug and fell while attending an open house of a model home. Plaintiff later filed suit against Defendant D.R. Horton, the owner of the model home, for negligence under the doctrine of premises liability, alleging that Defendant had a duty to correct any dangerous or defective conditions of which Defendant was aware or reasonably should have been aware. Defendant removed Plaintiff’s lawsuit to…