Anderson v. Fox Hill Village Homeowners Corp.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
676 N.E.2d 821 (Mass. 1997)
Relevant factsFree
Fox Hill's (defendant) lease with its landlord required prompt snow and ice removal from driveways and sidewalks, but never mentioned Fox Hill's employees; Anderson (plaintiff), a Fox Hill nursing-home employee, slipped on ice in the parking lot and sued both as a third-party beneficiary of the lease and in tort, and the trial court granted Fox Hill summary judgment.
IssueFree
Whether an employee of a nursing-home lessee is an intended beneficiary of a clause in the property lease that mandates the lessee remove snow and ice from the driveway and sidewalk.
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