Brenda J. Alcala, Appellee v. Marriott International, Inc. and Courtyard Management Corporation D/b/a Quad Cities…

Summary

The court vacated the court of appeals decision, reversed the district court judgment, and remanded for a new trial because the district court improperly submitted negligent training as a specification of negligence and gave a prejudicial instruction concerning private safety standards. It clarified that refusals to give requested jury instructions are reviewed for correction of errors at law unless the ruling involves a discretionary sanction, and it declined to decide whether the continuing-storm doctrine applied. Justice Hecht, joined by Justices Wiggins and Appel, concurred in part and dissented in part, concluding the challenged instructions were proper and that the district court judgment should be affirmed.