Cornejo v. State

Carlos C. Cornejo, individually and as personal representative of the estate of his late wife, Elisa (Alice) Cornejo, appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding Mrs. Cornejo 90 percent negligent in her own death. Mr. Cornejo contends the jury was instructed improperly and the court erroneously permitted testimony on annuities as a way of replacing future economic losses. We affirm the damage award, but reverse and remand for a new trial on the issue of the parties' comparative liability.

Mrs. Cornejo fell to her death from the Ahtanum Creek Bridge. The bridge, an overpass structure 1…