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P was a social guest in D’s apartment. P asked to use the bathroom and was subsequently injured when a cracked handle of the cold-water faucet on the basin broke and severed tendons and nerves on his right hand. D knew for two weeks that the handle was cracked, had complained to the manager, but had not warned P. P sued for damages. The trial court granted summary judgment for D, following the rule that a licensee or social guest was obliged to take the premises as he or she found them, and the possessor of the premises owed a duty only to refrain from wanton or willful injury. P appealed.

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