Gerwig v. Loverock

The evidence is that appellee went to appellant’s store solely by the request of his employer, the Fidelity and' Casualty Co., and that appellant did not know him, or that he was coming, and fails to show that appellant had any interest in his being there, and that, on appellee introducing himself and stating his business, appellant merely gave him, as appellee testified, permission to inspect the building." Under these circumstances, appellee was a mere licensee and appellee owed him no duty and was under no obligation to change the condition of its premises for his protection. The general…