Use this fact situation to answer the related questions that follow. Harry,who owns a home in Toronto,needs a plumber to repair a leaky water pipe,so he calls Marty the plumber.Yesterday it snowed,but Harry did not shovel the snow from his walk and it has now turned to ice.Harry has some salt that he could put on the ice to make it safe,but decides that watching the football game is more important.As Marty arrives at Harry's house,he sees Jonny Star,the local newspaper boy,walk up Harry's walk.Harry told Jonny that he could come over to watch the football game on Harry's brand new HD television.Marty gets out of his truck and begins to go up Harry's walk.Of course,because the walk is covered in ice,both Marty and Jonny slip and fall.Marty breaks his right arm,and Jonny breaks his left ankle.When Harry looks out his window,he sees Marty and Jonny on the ground and notices that although Jonny has rubber winter boots on,Marty is wearing his dress shoes,which have leather soles.
In the fact situation above,Marty is

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Marty is an invitee because he was invited onto Harry's property to perform a service, in this case to repair a leaky water pipe. As an invitee, Harry owes Marty a duty of care to ensure that the property is reasonably safe and to warn him of any dangerous conditions that Harry knows or ought to know about.

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