Legal Opinion
Nieves-Romero v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 3, 2013No. 12-1193PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
When a dangerous condition exists on commercial premises and causes injury to a business invitee, tort liability typically depends on whether the owner/occupier knew or reasonably should have known of the existence of the dangerous condition. In the case at hand, the district court concluded that the summary judgment record contained no significantly probative evidence of the defendant’s knowledge (actual or constructive) of the dangerous condition and entered judgment accordingly. After careful consideration, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
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