What is the standard for reasonable care in a stairwell case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Delgado v. Wong et al., 2004 BCSC 1199 (CanLII):
Stairs and landings are commonplace and part of everyday life. The fact that the plaintiff fell does not make them dangerous in and of themselves. The accident could have been avoided by a modicum of awareness on the part of the plaintiff and it cannot be said that the defendants breached their duty of reasonable care. The standard is reasonableness. Robinson v. British Columbia, [1998] B.C.J. No. 1962 (S.C.).
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