Ortega v. Flaim
Wyoming Supreme Court
902 P.2d 199 (1995)
Relevant factsFree
Flaim orally leased a home to the Strouds without retaining any control or making repair agreements, and the Strouds had previously complained to Flaim about the staircase's dangerous condition before their social guest Ortega fell on it and was injured; the trial court rejected Ortega's multiple liability theories and granted summary judgment to Flaim.
IssueFree
Whether a landlord owes a duty to a tenant's social guest if the guest's injury was not caused by a latent defect and the landlord did not retain control of the premises.