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ABA Family Legal Guide
Personal Injury
Negligence
Injuries at Your Home and on Your Property
- A furniture delivery person was injured when he tripped over an electrical extension cord in my living room. Can he recover damages from me?
- A door-to-door salesperson tripped on our front steps, injuring himself. May he hold me responsible?
- What if a salesperson, or another passerby, falls on an icy sidewalk in front of my house?
- What about other dangerous conditions on a sidewalk?
- Would I be liable if a trespasser were injured on my property?
- A group of eight-year-old children has been playing in a vacant lot that I own. Could I be liable if one of them gets injured?
- Our children's friends often come to swim in our backyard pool, even though we are not always able to be there. What if one of them gets hurt?
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