HEYNEN v. FAIRBANKS

No. S-13834.

293 P.3d 470 (2013)

Elizabeth HEYNEN, Appellant, v. Julene FAIRBANKS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 1, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caitlin Shortell , Shortell Gardner LLC, Anchorage, and Mark C. Choate , Choate Law Firm, Juneau, for Appellant.

Paul W. Waggoner , Law Offices of Paul W. Waggoner, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: CARPENETI, Chief Justice, FABE, WINFREE, and STOWERS, Justices.


OPINION

CARPENETI, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A tenant fell on the outside stairs of her rented apartment and sustained a serious back injury. When she fell, one of the wooden stairs broke. She sued her landlord, from whom she subleased the apartment, alleging that her fall was caused by the landlord's negligent failure to inspect and maintain the staircase.

Before trial, the tenant filed a series of motions in limine, including...

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