Houde v. Millett

[¶ 1] Cheryl Houde appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) in favor of Alexander Millett. Houde sued Millett to recover damages for injuries she suffered when she slipped and fell in the kitchen of an apartment owned by Millett. Although for reasons different than those on which the Superior court relied, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

[¶ 2] Millett owns an apartment building in Biddeford. He rented the first floor unit to Gary Desmarais, who is a friend of Houde. Desmarais had access to and use of the building’s basement, which…