Estate of Cilley v. Lane

[¶ 1] The Estate of Joshua S. Cilley appeals from a summary judgment of the Superior Court (Washington County, Hunter, J.) in favor of Jennifer Lane on the Estate’s complaint that Lane’s negligence led to Joshua Cilley’s death. The issue before us is whether Lane owed Cil-ley a duty of care. The Estate contends that Lane owed Cilley a duty of care because he was a social guest in her home, and in the alternative has asked us to recognize a new common law duty: the affirmative duty to seek emergency assistance through reasonable means. We conclude that Lane did not breach any duty of care that…