05-11-2019, 03:10 AM
There is a vast difference between successful suit & being sued...
Unfortunately, landowners are sued for injuries, even from trespassers, esp. to children from "attractive nuisances" on their property... while most are not successful (the big exception is when children are injured) a suit can still be filed & go through the courts...
"The attractive nuisance doctrine applies to the law of torts, in the United States. It states that a landowner may be held liable for injuries to children trespassing on the land if the injury is caused by an object on the land that is likely to attract children."
Unfortunately, landowners are sued for injuries, even from trespassers, esp. to children from "attractive nuisances" on their property... while most are not successful (the big exception is when children are injured) a suit can still be filed & go through the courts...
"The attractive nuisance doctrine applies to the law of torts, in the United States. It states that a landowner may be held liable for injuries to children trespassing on the land if the injury is caused by an object on the land that is likely to attract children."