‘Contributory Negligence’ Dooms Claim of Fan Who Fell From Bleacher

In a majority decision, the Supreme Court of Indiana has affirmed a trial court’s original grant of summary judgment to a defendant school district, which was sued after a fan fell backward from the top of a metal bleacher.   Specifically, the high court noted that “the plaintiff was negligent to some degree,” which absolves the governmental defendant of any liability in the case.   Plaintiff Howard Funston was watching his son participate in an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) baske