Who is a licensee?
For visitors classified as licensees, the property owner is responsible in cases where the owner willfully injures that person or that person is injured due to the owner’s wanton negligence. Additionally, the property owner has a responsibility to warn the licensee of any known dangers thata someone would not readily notice (Emerine v. Scaglione, 751 So.2d 73 [Fla. 2d DCA 1999]; 41 Florida Jurisprudence 2d Premises Liability section 55). An example of a licensee is the case where P entered a store to get change and was injured after slipping on a greasy floor. P sued the owners, claiming they failed to warn him of the greasy floor. Because P only entered the store to get change and not to shop, the court found P to be a licensee rather than an invitee. The court said that licensees, upon entering property, assume whatever risk of injury that might exist due to conditions of the property unless those conditions are hidden (Stewart v. Texas Co., 67 So.2d 653 [Fla. 1953]). It is important
