Ex Parte the Housing Authority of the City of Talladega. Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Civil…

Summary

The court affirmed the Court of Civil Appeals' reversal of summary judgment for the Housing Authority. It held that the open-and-obvious doctrine does not categorically eliminate a landlord's duty under the landlord-liability rules governing areas retained in the landlord's control and necessary or appurtenant to a tenant's use. The Housing Authority failed to create a genuine issue of material fact concerning whether those rules applied to the back-porch stairs.