Schwennen v. Abell

CARTER, Justice.

This case comes to us on multiple appeals following entry of judgments in consolidated automobile negbgence actions. The issues raised all relate to the effect of an injured spouse’s fault in the trial of the other spouse’s claim for loss of consortium. For purposes of discussion we will refer to the claimant spouse as the deprived spouse.

Mary E. Abell’s husband, William, was injured when an automobile he was driving collided with another automobile driven by John Karl Schwennen and owned by John’s father, John G. Schwennen, Jr. This accident occurred on August 9, 1982. The…