Swope v. Farrar

The plaintiff here was an invitee, and as such the defendant is liable in damages to him for injuries occasioned by her failure to exercise ordinary care in keeping the premises and approaches safe. Code, § 105-401. The rule with reference to places of amusement has been thus stated: “The duty assumed by the owner of a place of amusement or recreation where the public are invited, for his profit and their pleasure, is analogous to that which the law imposes upon carriers of passengers, differing only in the standard of care required. In the latter, the standard is extraordinary care; and in…