Zachary Wilson v. Elizabeth Gurney

Summary

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the summary‑judgment ruling in favor of Elizabeth and Holly Gurney. The court held that the Gurneys owed no duty to protect Wilson from the criminal act of a third‑party trespasser and that negligent entrustment cannot be predicated on the entrustment of real property. Accordingly, Wilson's premises‑liability and negligent‑entrustment claims were dismissed as matters of law.