Frost v. Allred

VOIGT, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] The focus of this case is upon the question of what, if any, instructions should be given to a jury in regard to whether an alleged building code violation equates to negligence per se. The jury in this case, in the absence of such an instruction, returned a verdict in favor of the defendant appellees. We affirm.

ISSUES

[¶ 2] 1. Whether the district court erred in instructing the jury that violation of a building code could be considered as evidence of negligence, rather than that such a violation was negligence per se?

2.Whether the district court erred in permitting…