Premises Liability and Trees- An Age Old Problem?

Hamilton County, Indiana

… when they came to the first rise above high-water mark. They went into camp and decided that in that vicinity they

build their cabins and there make their future homes. Before they had had time to build a cabin a severe storm of wind and rain came upon them. A large limb from a tree nearby was broken off and fell upon a tub of dishes belonging to Mrs. Solomon Finch, breaking most of them. This was a great loss, as they were all the dishes they had in the camp, and none could be had nearer than Connersville, sixty miles from this point.[i]

These events are a reminder that while we are not using wagons and dishes are more plentiful, we still need to inspect surrounding trees when, camping,  parking equipment and storing materials.

[i] Reference: A History of the Formation, Settlement and Development of Hamilton County, Augustus Finch Shirts