Sleasman v. Brooks

COFFROTH, P.J.,

On April 19, 1984, the jury rendered a verdict in the above comparative negligence case on special interrogatories, in which they absolved plaintiff driver of contributory negligence, found causal negligence on the part of defendants Hetz and Brooks, apportioned that negligence 40 percent to Hetz and 60 percent to Brooks, found that Brooks and Mayse both were employer of Hetz in the incident on trial, and fixed the amount of plaintiffs damages at $45,000. When the verdict was rendered and before discharge of the jury, we molded their special verdict into a verdict for…