Geschwind v. Flanagan

Timothy J. Geschwind, Sr., appeals from a judgment on a verdict denying him recovery for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He contends the tort reform act should not have applied to this case, and that the trial court erred in: (1) submitting the issue of his contributory negligence to the jury; (2) refusing to rule as a matter of law that he could not be found more than 50 percent at fault; and (3) refusing to instruct the jury that certain material exhibited during respondent's closing argument was not in evidence.

Respondent Jane Seymour, as personal representative of the estate…