What is the standard of care for a plaintiff who slips and falls on ice?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Waters v CP Reit BC Properties Limited, 2021 BCSC 1886 (CanLII):
In Salman v. Desai, 2015 ONSC 878, the plaintiff slipped and fell on ice in a parking lot. The court dismissed the action on summary trial, finding no evidence of a breach of the standard of care. The court found that there was no snow on the ground and the air temperature was well above freezing over the prior days. The court held:
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