Russell v. Accurate Abatement, Inc.

RUDMAN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Deborah Russell appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Saufley, J.) following a jury verdict in her favor. Russell contends that the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury that a violation on the part of Accurate Abatement, Inc. (Accurate) of an applicable building code may be considered by the jury as evidence of Accurate’s negligence. We agree and vacate the judgment.

[¶ 2] In August 1991, Deborah Russell was a senior field technician for Balsam Environmental Consultants when she was injured in a work-place accident at…