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<P mce_keep="true"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">A landowner can be found liable for injuries to trespassers arising from hazards on the landowner’s property.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is not just confined to railroad property, and it is not just a matter of stupid people on juries.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are legal principles involved.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You cannot have a booby trap in your yard, and then make the case that if anybody gets hurt; it is automatically their fault because they were trespassing in your yard.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It may seem like you could make that case, but you can’t. </SPAN></P>
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