DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 15.2
Business Owner’s Duty to Inspect for Dangerous Conditions
DUTY TO INSPECT AND DISCOVER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
FOR BENEFIT OF INVITEE
[Plaintiff’s name] alleges that [defendant’s name] failed to reasonably inspect
and discover a dangerous condition on the premises.
An owner or occupier who has exclusive control over premises must inspect the
premises and discover dangerous conditions that would be apparent to a person
conducting a prudent inspection. An invitee is entitled to expect that the owner or
occupant will take reasonable care to know the actual condition of the premises and,
having discovered the condition, will either make it reasonably safe by repair or warn
of the dangerous condition and the risk involved.
If you find that [defendant’s name] failed to reasonably inspect the premises,
failed to discover a dangerous condition that should have been discovered, or failed
to warn of that condition, then you may find [defendant’s name] negligent.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
9ef619dc99558dfca76bd6fb9eb4a0226d0b4dc9fc3b377ef421c233d8ce02f6
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