Bellemare v. Gateway Builders, Inc.

LEVINE, Justice.

We are asked to answer a certified question concerning the duty of care owed by a lessor to a lessee. We decline to do so.

Daniel Bellemare leases farm land, including three grain bins, from Anton Rut-ten. Bellemare fell from a ladder attached to one of the bins and sued Rutten to recover for the injuries he sustained as a result of Rutten’s allegedly negligent maintenance of the bin. Rutten moved for summary judgment on the ground that he owed Bellemare no duty of care as a matter of law. Bellemare appears to concede that under the law governing landlord liability, Rutten is…