Does a private landowner have a duty to provide security for a private residence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Constance B. v. State of California, 178 Cal.App.3d 200, 223 Cal.Rptr. 645 (Cal. App. 1986):
1 In a prior unpublished opinion we concluded there is no such duty based upon case law holding that, in the absence of prior similar incidents, a landowner has no duty to undertake security measures. This rule was disapproved in Isaacs v. Huntington Memorial Hospital (1985) 38 Cal.3d 112, 125-126, 211 Cal.Rptr. 356, 695 P.2d 653, and this case was remanded to us for reconsideration.
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