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Trip and Fall lawsuit question?
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Posted 3 months ago in Slip and Fall Accident
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If a person was injured on a property due to a deteriorated porch, could the plaintiff lawyer contact the previous owner to see if he told the new property owner about the bad porch or even know if the porch was not in good shape and use that to determine the new property owner was aware or should have noticed the dangerous and deteriorated porch? Basically can the previous owner be subpoena to appear at a deposition?
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Ronald Anthony Sarno
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In general terms prior owners are usually not legally responsible for the condition of the home after it is sold. The present owner might have a legal claim against the former owner for not informing him. The prior owner can be subpoenaed but may be able to have the court quash it (stop it). Slip and fall suits should be done with counsel and if you do not have one, I recommend looking for one.
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