Simon v. Kennebunkport
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
417 A.2d 982 (Me. 1980)
Relevant factsFree
Simon (plaintiff) broke her hip after tripping on a Kennebunkport (defendant) sidewalk, and sought to introduce testimony from two witnesses that roughly 100 people had stumbled or fallen at that exact spot under the same weather conditions over the prior two years; the trial court excluded this testimony and ruled for the town.
IssueFree
Whether evidence of other, similar accidents is admissible in a negligence case.