Dorsey v. Continental Associates

KELLY, Judge:

In this opinion we are called upon to determine whether a landowner out of possession of premises leased to a tenant may be held liable for injuries sustained by the tenant’s employee from a fall on a stairway which was wet and slippery from accumulated rainwater. We find that the condition of the stairway was not a hidden or concealed defect and was discoverable by the tenant. Hence, the landowner owed no duty to the tenant’s employee and may not be held liable for the injuries sustained. For the reasons which follow, we vacate the order entered by the trial court and remand to…