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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Williams v. Cunningham Drug Stores, Inc.

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1 Williams v. Cunningham Drug Stores, Inc Anchor
mich · 1988
green “the duty a possessor of land owes his invitees is not absolute, however. it does not extend to conditions from which an unreasonable risk cannot be anticipated or to dangers so obvious and apparent that an invitee may be expected to discover them himself.” 5
2 Lugo v. Ameritech Corp., Inc.
mich · 2001
red “t is important for courts in deciding summary disposition motions by premises possessors in 'open and obvious' cases to focus on the objective nature of the condition of the premises at issue, not on the subjective degree of care used by the plaintiff.” 4

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