Legal Opinion

Kensinger v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 18, 2007No. 05-36021Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

1. Under well-settled Alaska law, land owners only owe their guests a duty of *116reasonable care to prevent foreseeable injuries. Guerrero v. Alaska Hous. Fin. Corp., 6 P.3d 250, 255-56 (Alaska 2000); Webb v. City & Borough of Sitka, 561 P.2d 731, 733-34 (Alaska 1977). Applying the same standard, other courts have found that the duty of reasonable care does not require a homeowner to control the acts of another adult. Vertudazo v. Allstate Ins. Co., 542 So.2d 703, 704 (La.Ct.App.1989) (Homeowner had no duty to control an individual even though she knew that he “had a tendency to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Morris v. Princess Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  2. Webb v. City and Borough of SitkaAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Guerrero Ex Rel. Guerrero v. Alaska Housing Finance Corp.Alaska Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Vertudazo v. Allstate Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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