Sandra L. Rossal-Daub fell through the rotting hayloft floor of her friend's barn and was badly injured. But when her personal injury case went to trial, a Sullivan County Supreme Court jury found no liability and her claim was dismissed.
While Sandra argued that the trial judge had erred by not giving the jury the instructions she had requested, the Appellate Division, Third Department, didn't agree because it thought the language she wanted wasn't an accurate recitation of the law. (It was also of the view that the record supported the jury's determination that the defendants hadn't been negligent.)
No making hay of that?
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Rossal-Daub v. Walter