Lametti v. Peter Lametti Construction Co.

Rogosheske, Justice.

Appeal from the denial of defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict or for a new trial in a lawsuit brought to reapportion the amount paid separately by the liability insurers of plaintiff and defendant in settlement of a personal injury claim. Finding proper the trial court’s disposition ordering apportionment of the settlement amount in accordance with the jury’s special verdict, we affirm.

On August 25, 1969, 14-year-old Cecilia Weeks sustained crippling injuries when she dove into a pond on land owned by plaintiff, Peter Lametti, and being developed by…