Attractive nuisance doctrine

[1] The doctrine is designed to protect children who are unable to appreciate the risk posed by the object, by imposing a liability on the landowner.

[1] The doctrine has been applied to hold landowners liable for injuries caused by abandoned cars, piles of lumber or sand, trampolines, and swimming pools.

The attractive nuisance doctrine emerged from case law in England, starting with Lynch v. Nurdin in 1841.

[4] The term "attractive nuisance" was first used in 1875 in Keffe v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co., a Minnesota case.

According to the Restatement of Torts standard, which is followed in many jurisdictions in the United States, there are five conditions that must be met for a land owner to be liable for tort damages to a child trespasser as a result of artificial hazards:[7] US states that use the Restatement test include:

An abandoned swimming pool may be considered an attractive nuisance