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What Happened: The employee of a tenant suffered serious injury after a heavy box fell on top of him. The victim blamed the accident on the leaky warehouse roof, which caused the box to become waterlogged and weakened the palette holding it up. He sued the landlord for negligence. His theory: As an invitee, the landlord owed him a duty of reasonable care.
Ruling: The Michigan appeals court upheld the lower court’s decision to toss the case without a trial.
