EAST LANSING (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal in a lawsuit filed by a young woman who fell six floors to the ground after a window collapsed at a residence hall at Michigan State University.
The court let stand a decision that grants immunity to Michigan State.
Alexandra Pew was 18 in 2012 when she leaned against a window at Case Hall and fell six floors, shattering bones and suffering lifelong injuries. She was a high school student visiting friends.
Public agencies have a duty to maintain buildings, and Pew was allowed to be at Case Hall.
But a state appeals court panel last year said Michigan State has immunity because the dorm wasn’t open to the general public at the hour Pew was injured.
- Posted June 15, 2015
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