McIntosh v. Barr

LARSON, Justice.

Richard Barr sued Willie E. McIntosh for injuries sustained in a collision between their vehicles. In the same action, Barr’s wife, Joan, sued McIntosh for the loss of Richard’s consortium. The jury found (1) Richard Barr had sustained damages of $200,000; (2) Joan Barr sustained $25,000 damages on her consortium claim; and (3) negligence should be attributed sixty-five percent to McIntosh and thirty-five percent to Richard Barr. No negligence was found as to Joan Barr.

McIntosh paid the net judgment in favor of Richard Barr ($200,000 reduced by Barr’s thirty-five percent…