Alexander v. Mitchell

[¶ 1] The question before us is this: Does a person or company that has contracted with a municipality to plow, salt, and sand the town’s roads owe a general duty of care to all members of the public using those roads based on the terms of the contract? In the circumstances of the matter before us, we conclude that no such duty is owed.

[¶ 2] Steven Alexander appeals from the Superior Court’s grant of a summary judgment (Penobscot County, Mead, J.) in favor of the plowing contractor, Philip Mitchell. Alexander contends that the court erred in determining that Mitchell did not owe a duty of…