Rivas v. Oxon Hill Joint Venture

BYRNES, Judge.

The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County granted summary judgment in favor of Oxon Hill Joint Venture (“Oxon Hill”) and Southern Management Corporation (“Southern”), appellees, in a slip and fall tort action brought against them by Jaime Rivas, appellant. On review, Rivas poses the following question, which we have rephrased:

Did the circuit court err as a matter of law in ruling that the duty of care owed to him was that owed to a licensee, not that owed to an invitee?

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On the evening of February 15, 1995, Jaime Rivas, a deputy sheriff for Prince George’s…