Holley v. Argonaut Holdings, Inc.

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

A slip on a surface slicked by soapy water, leading to litigation for a claimed back injury, has made its way to this Court. Dennis P. Holley and his wife, Brenda J. Holley (collectively plaintiffs), appeal from the Superior Court’s grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Argonaut Holdings, Inc. Our inquiry focuses primarily on the duty, if any, owed by a commercial landlord to an employee of its tenant. This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on March 4, 2009, pursuant to an order directing the parties to…