Sinert v. Olympia & York Development Co.

The defendants appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the plaintiff, Lois L. Sinert, in this negligence action. The defendants claim that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury as to the law as stated in Kraus v. Newton, 211 Conn. 191, 558 A.2d 240 (1989), (2) failed to render judgment for the defendants because the only evidence presented was that a storm was in progress at the time of the fall and under Connecticut law there is no duty to remedy the effects of a storm until a reasonable time after the storm ends, (3) denied the…