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ALLEN v. ROGERS

No. 2-97-081-CV.

977 S.W.2d 733 (1998)

Tammy ALLEN, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Desmon Baldwin and all Statutory Beneficiaries under the Wrongful Death and Survivor Statutes, Appellants, v. Bob A. ROGERS, Individually and as General Partner for Timberline Apartments, Ltd., Timberline Apartments, Ltd., and Pacific Team Management Corporation, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Overruled August 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Joseph E. Ashemore, Jr. P.C., C. Gregory Shamoun, W. Charles Campbell, Dallas, for Appellants.

Shannon, Gracey, Rattliff & Miller, L.L.P., J. Wade Birdwell, R.H. Wallace, Jr., Jefferey J. Ansley, Mason & Boudloche, Deeia D. Beck, Fort Worth, for Appellees.

Before CAYCE, C.J., and DAY and HOLMAN, JJ.

OPINION

CAYCE, Chief Justice.

INTRODUCTION

In this wrongful death and survivorship premises liability case, we examine the nature of the duties owed by possessors of land and, more specifically, those associated with the landlord-tenant relationship. We must decide whether a landlord owes a duty to protect a person from the criminal acts of a third party over whom the landlord has no control—if...

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