The plaintiff tripped over sandals left on the back stoop of the defendant's home by the defendant's wife.
The plaintiff sued the defendant under the Occupiers' Liability Act.
The court dismissed the action, finding that the defendant met the standard of care of a reasonable person in the circumstances.
The court held that an occupier is not required to police a capable adult spouse's habit of leaving sandals on a stoop, nor to warn visitors of such a habit.
The court also found that causation was not established and noted in obiter that the plaintiff would have been 25 percent contributorily negligent for failing to look where she was stepping.
