Gagnon v. Western Building Maintenance, Inc.

W. JONES, Justice.

I. Nature of the Case

A bank hired a contractor to perform janitorial and snow removal services. The written contract between the parties lapsed, but they orally renewed their agreement according to the same terms. One morning, a bank employee arrived at work and parked in the parking lot. She stepped out of her car, slipped on black ice, and was injured. The employee sued the contractor, claiming that it had negligently failed to spread ice melt on the parking lot. The district court granted the contractor’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the contractor owed no…