Steichen v. Talcott Properties, LLC

¶23 I believe the Court extends our premises liability precedent to a point that is ill-conceived. When this Court abandoned the “trichotomy” of traditional entrant categories of invitee, licensee, and trespasser in favor of a single, uniform standard, it was not done, in my view, with the purpose of imposing on landowners a universal duty of care to every entrant, regardless of the facts or circumstances. Because I believe the Court’s decision in this case is so founded, and is contrary to the sound public policy of not imposing duties for hazards inherent in the work an independent…