--- sw/source/core/crsr/swcrsr.cxx	2010-11-25 20:17:34.000000000 +0100
+++ sw/source/core/crsr/swcrsr.cxx-gil	2011-03-15 02:18:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@
         if ( pTableBoxStartNode )
         {
             const SwTableBox* pTableBox = pTableBoxStartNode->GetTblBox();
-            if ( pTableBox->getRowSpan() < 1 )
+            if ( pTableBox && pTableBox->getRowSpan() < 1 )
             {
                 // Store the row span offset:
                 mnRowSpanOffset = pTableBox->getRowSpan();