United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Donald R. Brian, Tutor Of, and for the Use and Benefit of His Minor Child,nancy Brian

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

Multi-party lawsuits, with complicated questions involving indemnification and contribution, justify the submission of special interrogatories to a jury in place of a request for a general verdict. In this case, unfortunately, the special Interrogatories resulted in inconsistent verdicts betraying a failure or refusal of the jury to understand all of the issues. Because of a basic inconsistency in the jury’s special verdicts, we reverse the entire complex imbroglio for a new trial.

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