Brinkman v. Ross

In Ohio, it is well established that an owner or occupier of land

ordinarily owes no duty to business invitees to remove natural accumulations of ice and snow from the private sidewalks on the premises, or to warn the invitee of the dangers associated with such natural accumulations of ice and snow. In Debie v. Cochran Pharmacy-Berwick, Inc. (1967), 11 Ohio St.2d 38, 40 O.O.2d 52, 227 N.E.2d 603, paragraphs one and two of the syllabus, this court held that:

“1. When the owner or occupier of business premises is not shown to have notice, actual or implied, that the natural accumulation of snow…