Scott & White Memorial Hospital v. Fair

In this premises liability case, we must decide whether ice that accumulates naturally outside a business due to a winter storm poses an unreasonable risk of harm. Because we hold that it does not, we reverse in part the court of appeals’ judgment and render judgment that the respondents take nothing.

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Factual and Procedural Background

Gary Fair drove his wife to a doctor’s appointment at Scott and White Memorial Hospital the morning after a winter storm. The Fairs walked through the parking lot, across the roadway separating the parking lot from the hospital, and next to a set of stairs…