In which of the following situations would a landowner NOT have liability to a trespasser?
A) Where the landowner has rigged up a trap to injure anyone coming onto the property without permission.
B) Where a landowner next to a nursery school has an unfenced swimming pool and a trespassing child drowns.
C) Where a trespasser trips over some lawn furniture in an unlighted backyard.
D) The landowner would have liability to a trespasser in all of these situations.

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In general, landowners owe a limited duty of care to trespassers, primarily to refrain from willful or wanton injury. The situation in C, where a trespasser trips over lawn furniture in an unlighted backyard, is considered a normal condition of the property, and the landowner typically would not be held liable for injuries to adult trespassers caused by such conditions. In contrast, situations A and B involve conditions or actions (a trap and an attractive nuisance, respectively) that can create liability for the landowner.

In Which of the Following Situations Would a Landowner NOT