Sylvio J. Pitasi and Joan Pitasi v. The Stratton Corporation

ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:

The underlying claim in this action arises from an injury suffered by plaintiff-appellant Sylvio J. Pitasi (“Pitasi”) in a skiing accident at Stratton Mountain, a ski resort owned and operated by defendant-appellee The Stratton Mountain Corporation (“Strat-ton”). Pitasi’s complaint alleged that his injuries, which left him paralyzed from the neck down, resulted from Stratton’s negligence in failing to rope off the side entrances to a closed trail. Pitasi’s wife Joan also joined suit, alleging loss of consortium. After a nine-day trial, a jury found that both Pitasi and…