The 1971 case of Katko v Briney involved a burglar breaking into an abandoned house in Iowa and being shot by a gun left by the property owners that was set to go off when a bedroom door was opened. Did the court find in favour of the burglar or the property owner?
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The burglar
Yes, it was the burlgar.
Deadly force in an unoccupied property was deemed not reasonable or justified. If the property owner had been there, deadly force would have been justified.