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D requested that P pick him up at his house for a business meeting the two were attending, and P, while doing so, tripped over a stick that D had inadvertently left lying on his porch. P brought this action against D and his wife seeking damages for the injuries he sustained in the fall. The trial court granted summary judgment for the D, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. P appealed.

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