Court Opinion

ID: 9586742
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 23:14:26.389508+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:32:49.140947
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Felton, Chief Judge,
dissenting. Construing the petition most strongly against the plaintiff it seems to me that it alleges that the basis of the action is the violation by the defendant of a duty to exercise extraordinary care. Paragraph 10 of the petition alleges: “Said condition of ice mixed with slick loam on said paved surface of said parking space was not apparent to one at that location on casual observation but could have been seen only on pausing and on close studied inspection and concentration of attention.” While this paragraph expressly covers only the two extremes of care, the last statement means that the dangerous condition could not have been discovered by the exercise of ordinaiy care. If it could have been discovered by ordinary care the plaintiff is barred by his negligence. On either horn of the dilemma the petition does not state a cause of action.