Altairi v. Alhaj

In this slip and fall case, plaintiff appeals an order granting defendant summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(10). The trial court held that defendant, a private landowner, owed no duty to plaintiff to warn him of naturally accumulated ice and snow on the front steps of defendant’s home. While we do not agree that the “natural accumulation doctrine” bars plaintiff’s claim, we affirm the trial court’s judgment on other grounds.

*628Defendant and plaintiff were acquaintances. One day, after a chance meeting in the community, defendant invited plaintiff to his home for coffee. Defendant drove…