Behringer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

The issues raised upon this appeal are:(1) Was Robert Behringer’s negligence as to lookout causal as a matter of law ?(2) Did the trial court commit prejudicial error in instructing the jury that they might consider impairment of the plaintiffs earning capacity in fixing the amount of her damages in view of the absence of any evidence that her earning capacity had been impaired ?(3) Did the trial court commit prejudicial error in refusing to give a requested instruction that any damages awarded to the plaintiff would be free of state and federal income taxes ?

Causation Issue.

In resolving the…