Osman v. Summer Green Lawn Care, Inc

Plaintiff appeals from a June 29, 1993, order of summary disposition entered in favor of defendant, Summer Green Lawn Care, Inc., in this negligence action. Defendant moved for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C) (10), claiming that, pursuant to contract, it owed no duty to plaintiff to maintain a clean and non-slippery pavement in a Kmart parking lot. We reverse and remand.

This lawsuit arises out of plaintiff’s slip and fall in a Kmart parking lot on December 9, 1990. Michigan Greenfield Land Company, owner of the premises, contracted with defendant for snow removal services. The…