MSU will not be held legally responsible for an injury that took place on campus in 2012.

Alexandra Pew , a high school student visiting campus during the evening of March 25, 2012, was staying with friends who lived in Case Hall when she fell backwards through a window on the sixth floor.

After visiting a fraternity party, Pew and friends returned to Case Hall, where a night receptionist allowed MSU student Jason Matney and his three guests to enter the building. While they were “goofing around” in the hall, Pew sat on a window ledge and suddenly fell, according to the court decision.

The recent court decision declared that because Case Hall is a residence hall that remains closed to the public from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., MSU could not be held accountable for the injury.

Pew filed an initial complaint against MSU in December 2012. Her attorney claimed the university had “violated its duty to repair and maintain the building.”

However, because Case Hall had restricted entry to the general public after midnight, the residence hall was ruled not a public building when Pew’s injury occurred.

MSU spokesman Jason Cody said the university's stance on the issue is quite clear.

“While we regret this situation occurred and hope Ms. Pew continues to recover, we agree with the court’s decision in this case,” Cody said.

In a previous article by The State News, Jason Matney, a biosystems engineering freshman who was with Pew at the time of the incident, said it was incredibly lucky she survived.

“It was honestly a miracle,” he said. “That’s all I can say.”