• 1995 - Duty to Trespasser
  • C-17.20
    • Dangerous Conditions
    • Landlord And Tenant
    • Tort Liability
  • The [owner] [occupant] [lessor] of premises owes no duty to a trespasser other than to refrain from harming the trespasser in a willful and wanton manner. If, however, a trespasser's presence in a place of danger becomes known, the [owner] [occupant] [lessor] has a duty to exercise ordinary care to avoid injuring the trespasser.
    • 12.1-31-01
    • Dubs v. N. Pac. Ry. Co., 195 NW 157 (ND 1923)
    • O'Leary v. Coenen, 251 NW2d 746 (ND 1977)
  • Notes: See NDJI C - 17.30, Premises Dangerous to Child, for the rule regarding the child trespasser.