Opinion ID: 2110897
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Heading: Prior Proceedings and Issue on Appeal.

Text: Van Essen and his wife subsequently filed this action against the Coop and McCormick. [1] The Van Essens claimed that McCormick was negligent with respect to the design, construction, and maintenance of the bin, and in its failure to warn of dangers in the bin. McCormick filed a motion for summary judgment that was granted by the district court on the basis that McCormick owed no duty to Van Essen. The Van Essens then settled their claims against the Coop and filed this appeal. Although allegations of negligent design and construction were alleged in the district court, on appeal the Van Essens have more narrowly framed the issue: McCormick, as owner/lessor, remains liable for unsafe conditions created by [it] or unsafe conditions existing before or at the time of the lease. (Emphasis added.) Thus, we limit our discussion to the scope of an owner's liability for injuries resulting from a dangerous condition on leased land where that condition was created by the owner and existed at the time the premises were leased.