Bellikka v. Green

*632JONES, J.

The question in this case is whether a landowner who rents real property to a tenant is liable to a third person injured by a dangerous condition on the rented property known to the landowner at the time of the rental.

Plaintiff brought a personal injury action against Carol Green, tenant, and Columbia Christian College (the College), landowner, alleging that the College had rented property with a concealed hole in the lawn into which the plaintiff fell while “trick or treating” on Halloween. The circuit court granted the College’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint against the…