Legal Opinion

Hanrahan v. Hometown America, LLC

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 20, 2012No. 4D11-68PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.

The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in determining that the landlord, a mobile home park owner, owed no duty to its tenants due to the concept of “ferae naturae.” We find that the trial court correctly determined that the landlord had no duty to guard against fire ants where the landlord had not possessed, harbored, or introduced the fire ants to the premises, and the record did not indicate that the landlord had specific knowledge of the hazards presented by fire ants to the premises. We affirm the trial court’s entry of a final order of summary judgment for the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McCain v. Florida Power CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. Moore v. MorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. Nicholson v. Herman, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999
  4. Haynes v. LloydDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  5. St. Joseph's Hosp. v. CowartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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  1. Sarah Walker v. M633, LLC D/B/A Chick-Fil-A of Deerwood ParkDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2026

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