Nance v. Leritz

CRANDALL, Judge.

Plaintiff, Donna Nance, individually and as spouse of Bobby Lee Nance, deceased, brought a wrongful death action against Joseph L. Leritz, David M. Duree, Thomas J. Plunkert, Bernard A. Reinhart, and Emmett M. O’Brien, d/b/a L & R Professional Office Building Partnership. The case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict of $495,000 with 75 percent fault ascribed to defendants and 25 percent fault ascribed to plaintiffs decedent. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s grant of defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment nov). We reverse and…