Stanton v. University of Maine System

[¶ 1] Plaintiffs Dolores Stanton and her parents appeal from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Mills, /.) in favor of defendant University of Maine System. Plaintiffs argue that the court erred in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on their claims of negligence and implied contract. We agree that the court erred in ordering summary judgment on the negligence claim, and we vacate as to that claim.

I. Background

[¶ 2] The facts taken in the light most favorable to plaintiffs may be summarized as follows: Plaintiff Dolores Stanton, age 17, was a…