Slip and Fall

What Does Notice Actually Mean In A Fall Case? Notice refers to whether a property owner knew, or reasonably should have known, about a dangerous condition before someone got hurt by it. Missouri law generally requires proving this element in a premises liability case, since a dangerous condition alone is not enough to establish liability if the owner had no realistic way of knowing it...

Not Every Visitor Gets The Same Legal Protection A common assumption after a fall on someone else’s property is that the owner automatically owes everyone the same duty to keep things safe. Missouri law does not work that way. The legal duty a property owner owes shifts depending on why the injured person was there in the first place, and that distinction can determine whether a claim...

When a person slips and falls on someone else’s property in Lee’s Summit, the injury alone is not enough to win a claim. Missouri premises liability law requires the injured person to prove that the property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition before the accident occurred. This knowledge requirement is called notice, and it is almost always the element...