Lynch v. Norton Construction, Inc.

GOLDEN, Justice.

Pamela and Rick Lynch (the Lynches) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Norton Construction, Inc. (Norton) on the Lynches’ claim of negligence. The district court found Norton owed no legal duty to the Lynches and was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

*1096We decline to adopt the accepted work doctrine urged by Norton, which would extinguish a contractor’s liability to third persons upon the owner’s acceptance of the contractor’s work. We hold instead that a contractor does owe a duty of reasonable care to foreseeable users, even after an owner’s…