Phaneuf Funeral Home v. Little Giant Pump Co.

The plaintiff, Phaneuf Funeral Home (Phaneuf),1 appeals orders of the Superior Court (Colburn, J.) granting motions for summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Little Giant Pump Company (Little Giant), Boyer Interior Design (Boyer), Levitón Manufacturing Company (Levitón), and The Elegant Earth, Inc. (Elegant). We affirm the grant of summary judgment in favor of Boyer, but otherwise reverse.

I

The record reflects the following facts. In 1998, Phaneuf hired Boyer to do interior design and light renovation work in the basement and adjacent hallway of the funeral home. In the hallway, Boyer…