Jessee v. City Council

¶1 — The plaintiff here tripped, fell, and injured herself on an old firehouse stairway. The stairway did not comply with current building codes — the rise was too tall, the run was too small, and there was no handrail. The court summarily dismissed the suit after concluding that the plaintiff had voluntarily assumed the risk of injury. *412She had commented on the specific shortcomings of the stairway before encountering the risk those shortcomings posed. We agree that the plaintiff here voluntarily assumed the risk of injury, the defendant then had no duty to protect her, and the court…