Sabasko v. Fletcher

OPINION

LESLIE, Judge.

Plaintiffs Wallace Sabasko and his wife Shirley filed this negligence action after Wallace Sabasko suffered personal injuries when the car driven by defendant Cynthia Fletcher rear-ended his car. Defendant claimed that her brakes unexpectedly failed. The jury returned a special verdict finding defendant negligent for not having an operable emergency brake, but determining that her negligence was not the direct cause of the accident. It also found that defendant was not negligent in her driving conduct. The trial court denied plaintiffs’ motion for amended findings and…