Favreau v. Miller

Plaintiff brought suit to recover for her injuries after she fell down the stairs in the apartment she rented from the defendant in Burlington, Vermont. The jury found for defendant, and plaintiff appeals, claiming error in the jury instructions. We affirm.

In December 1983, plaintiff and a roommaté rented the apartment — the second and third floors of a house — from defendant. Defendant lived on the first floor. The interior stairway in question led from the apartment’s main living area on the second floor to a large bedroom on the third, an area that was formerly the attic. The stairway was…