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There are virtually zero situations where a landowner is liable for the injury of trespassers in the middle of nowhere.

mh- 4y ago
I don't agree with "exactly zero", but it's frequently overstated and the "tripped on a branch" situation is definitely not a concern. However, "attractive nuisance" has gone pretty far, at least here in California. edit: I think the parent commenter edited their comment, but I'll leave mine as-is.
- uncletaco 4y ago
  I didn't edit the comment. You read it how you wanted to.
  - mh- 4y ago
    No need to be rude, I just thought "exactly zero" was a quote when you apparently wrote "virtually zero".
    - IncRnd 4y ago
      How was your parent poster rude? The poster seemed simply to be stating a fact.
    - uncletaco 4y ago
      It's not rude for me say it's not me, it's you.
flandish 4y ago
Except that is not true, at all. You’d like it to be, logically, but if a trespasser (even if they are not aware they are) trips off a poorly maintained trail or an old rock wall, or etc … the landowner will be in court. If it can happen when a thief breaks into your house and breaks his leg.. it can happen in the woods. Of course: depending on state, etc.
- uncletaco 4y ago
  In the case I'm thinking of, where it's a large tract of vacant unimproved land, thats not true at all. There are no trails or rock walls to speak of. There's no house. It's just land. If you can find a case where this happened I'd love to read about it.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    The idea that someone in the US walking along basically unmaintained paths in the woods that may be on private property will routinely sue somebody if they trip and break a bone is a trope that really needs to die. It's just idiocy and doesn't even fall in the man bites dog category but more in the man bites mountain lion category. People who live in rural and semi-rural areas in the US are mostly pretty chill in general with people respectfully using their property, especially at the edges, in my experience.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago
  > If it can happen when a thief breaks into your house and breaks his leg.. it can happen in the woods. This is a non-sequetor and is most cettainly false. A house is hypothetically meant to be safe, woods are not - you could be eaten by a bear.

mh- 4y ago

I don't agree with "exactly zero", but it's frequently overstated and the "tripped on a branch" situation is definitely not a concern. However, "attractive nuisance" has gone pretty far, at least here in California. edit: I think the parent commenter edited their comment, but I'll leave mine as-is.

uncletaco 4y ago
I didn't edit the comment. You read it how you wanted to.
- mh- 4y ago
  No need to be rude, I just thought "exactly zero" was a quote when you apparently wrote "virtually zero".
  - IncRnd 4y ago
    How was your parent poster rude? The poster seemed simply to be stating a fact.
  - uncletaco 4y ago
    It's not rude for me say it's not me, it's you.

flandish 4y ago

Except that is not true, at all. You’d like it to be, logically, but if a trespasser (even if they are not aware they are) trips off a poorly maintained trail or an old rock wall, or etc … the landowner will be in court. If it can happen when a thief breaks into your house and breaks his leg.. it can happen in the woods. Of course: depending on state, etc.

uncletaco 4y ago
In the case I'm thinking of, where it's a large tract of vacant unimproved land, thats not true at all. There are no trails or rock walls to speak of. There's no house. It's just land. If you can find a case where this happened I'd love to read about it.
- ghaff 4y ago
  The idea that someone in the US walking along basically unmaintained paths in the woods that may be on private property will routinely sue somebody if they trip and break a bone is a trope that really needs to die. It's just idiocy and doesn't even fall in the man bites dog category but more in the man bites mountain lion category. People who live in rural and semi-rural areas in the US are mostly pretty chill in general with people respectfully using their property, especially at the edges, in my experience.
ClumsyPilot 4y ago
> If it can happen when a thief breaks into your house and breaks his leg.. it can happen in the woods. This is a non-sequetor and is most cettainly false. A house is hypothetically meant to be safe, woods are not - you could be eaten by a bear.