Greene v. Wright

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant filed this action against the appellee seeking to recover for injuries sustained as the result of an accident which occurred on a construction site where both of them were working. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of the appellee. On appeal, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in charging the jury on the doctrines of accident, comparative negligence, and the duty to attempt to avoid injurious consequences caused by another’s negligence.

Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence introduced at trial may…