Griffiths v. Lindemann

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Hillary, J.), entered February 4, 1988, which, upon a jury verdict, dismissed the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff sustained injuries after falling in the defendant’s backyard. The sole theory contained in the complaint was that after she began to fall and "[i]n an attempt to protect herself as she was falling, [she] placed her right hand down and severely cut her wrist on [a] sheet metal strip”. She alleged that the…