Estate of Cummings v. Davie

[¶ 1] The Estate of Kristin Cummings (Estate) appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Oxford County, Clifford, J.) in favor of defendants James and Jadzia Davie. The Estate argues that the court erred as a matter of law by declining to extend a duty of care to the Davies, Kristin’s parents, to prevent or inhibit Kristin from committing suicide in circumstances where, after becoming despondent and seeking medical help, Kristin was discharged from a hospital and stayed at their home. We disagree and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] We review the summary judgment record in the…