Court Opinion

ID: 9539143
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 07:47:27.764795+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:58:28.426430
License: Public Domain

CARDINE, Justice,
concurring.
I concur upon the condition and with my understanding that this case has no application to and does not change our pronounced law governing landowner liability for natural accumulations of ice and snow. Upon remand, the parties may again move for summary judgment which now must be determined by the principles announced herein and those that pertain to accumulation of snow and ice, whether natural or unnatural. I would apply the rule retrospectively. Insurance coverage has been mentioned and, of course, it is no more a material fact for consideration than is the existence or non-existence of appellant’s own health, hospitalization or accident insurance. The only question that ought to be considered is whether one party ought to compensate the other for injuries sustained by a social guest invited to a party.