Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Reasonable Person, False Imprisonment, Qualified Privilege
1 Apr 2017
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Occupier someone who has some degree of control over land or buildings on that land. Ex. if a company is hired to fix an elevator, the company is an occupier. Contractual entrant one who has paid (contracted) for right to enter the premises. Duty to ensure that premises are as safe as reasonable care can make them. Invitee one who comes onto the property to provide the occupier with a benefit. Lower duty to warn invitee of any unusual danger. Licensee one whose presence to which the occupier has no objection. Responsible for any unusual danger which they are aware of or that they have reason to know about. Trespasser one who isn"t invited and whose presence is unknown/objected to by occupier. Occupier liable for deliberate intention of doing harm to trespasser. Objective of legislation is to simplify the common law (with a generalized duty of care) High duty of care owed to contractual entrants/invitees/licensees/children.
