Bazzano v. Killington Country Village, Inc.

¶ 1. Plaintiff in this personal injury action appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiff contends the court erred in: (1) allowing testimony concerning the absence of prior accidents; (2) admitting a physician’s report into evidence; (3) instructing the jury on plaintiffs burden of proof and comparative negligence; and (4) instructing on the effect of a safety statute violation. We affirm.

¶ 2. In February 1996, plaintiff Jill Bazzano and a friend went to the Back Behind Saloon Restaurant in the town of Bridgewater after a day of skiing in Kil-lington.…