Cause of Action: Occupiers' Liability

by Janet E. Smith

Cause of Occupiers' Liability provides a succinct overview of occupiers' liability law from the standpoint of the litigator, incorporating the latest case law and legislative developments in an easy-to-understand format. This primer takes you step-by-step through the basic principles and issues in this area of law, and how the various concepts apply in practice and litigation. Subjects covered include the who may be deemed an 'occupier' and what may be considered 'premises' the elements of an occupiers' liability action claims related to those based in occupiers' liability vicarious liability obligations of adjacent neighbours dog owners' liability offroad motorized vehicles and snowmobiles the social host's duty of care to guests and others limitation periods and notice requirements defences to occupiers' liability claims employer-employee and landlord-tenant relationships discovery damages acting for the plaintiff acting for the defendant. Cause of Occupiers' Liability also features sample precedents of pleadings and other court documents.

317 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2011

About the author

Janet Elizabeth Smith (born 1950) is an American classicist and philosopher, and former professor of moral theology at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan.