Bills v. Willow Run I Apartments

OPINION

KLAPHAKE, Judge

Appellant Frank Bills (Bills) fell on the landing outside his apartment building, owned by respondent Willow Run I Apartments (Willow Run), a Minnesota partnership. He sued Willow Run for his injuries. During a jury trial, the trial court granted Willow Run’s motion for a directed verdict because Bills presented no evidence that Willow Run knew the landing and handrails were dangerous. The trial court denied Bills’s motion for a new trial, and he appeals. Because Willow Run’s building code violations were negligence per se, and because a verdict in favor of Bills would…