Diane Berard v. HCP, Inc.

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on April 9, 2013, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not summarily be decided. In this negligence case arising from a slip and fall on an icy surface, the plaintiff, Diane Berard, appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, HCP, Inc. (defendant or HCP). The plaintiff assigns error to two aspects of the trial justice’s decision: (1) the finding that the defendant owed no duty of care to the plaintiff, and (2) the…