Christopher Henkel and Lisa Henkel v. Christopher Norman

At issue in this premises liability case is whether a homeowner’s “don’t slip” statement to a mail carrier was adequate as a matter of law to warn him of an icy sidewalk. The trial court determined that it was and granted summary judgment to the homeowner defendants. The court of appeals reversed. Because we agree with the trial court, we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and remand to the court of appeals for it to consider the issues it did not reach.

The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendants in this case, so our standard of review is de novo. See Buck v. Palmer, 381…