Stetler v. Fosha

Abbott, J.:

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Kevin L. Stetler, from a judgment that he was 70 percent at fault in a motorcycle-automobile collision. Plaintiff was operating the motorcycle, and his left leg was amputated below the knee as a result of injuries he received in the accident.

Plaintiff s complaint derives from the trial court’s granting partial summary judgment to defendant before trial, and in instructing the jury that the plaintiff was guilty of negligence as a matter of law in exceeding the posted speed limit and that plaintiff s exceeding the speed limit was a cause of the…