The law defines “occupier” very broadly such that it extends beyond just the person who owns the property to anyone who has some degree of control over the land or building in question. Is this reasonable or is the law reaching too far? For example, an auctioneer conducting an auction in a barn belonging to someone else has been held to be an occupier. This made the auctioneer liable to the plaintiff who was injured when the barn floor collapsed. Is such a broad understanding of “occupier” a reasonable one or is the law going too far?