Ford v. Red Lion Inns

Peter M. Ford and Annette E. Ford appeal the dismissal on summary judgment of their negligence claim against Red Lion Inns, operating L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, d.b.a. Red Lion/Bellevue Center (Red Lion) stemming from Peter Ford's fall on an icy portion of Red Lion's parking lot in Bellevue, Washington. We affirm.

Ford was employed as a temporary employee by a film production company (Northwest). The morning of March 3, 1989, he had worked at a production site in Everett, Washington. At approximately 11 p.m., after work at the Everett site was complete, Ford drove to the Red Lion in…