Kentucky River Medical Center v. McIntosh

Irene McIntosh (plaintiff), a licensed paramedic who had guided hundreds of patients into Kentucky River Medical Center's (defendant) emergency room without incident, tripped over a steep curb at the ER entrance — a design unique among regional hospitals — while focused entirely on guiding a critically ill patient inside, suffering injuries. She sued alleging the curb was an unreasonably dangerous condition; the hospital argued the "open and obvious" doctrine barred her claim, but the trial court denied summary judgment, the jury found the hospital liable, and the court of appeals affirmed. The Kentucky Supreme Court granted review.