Christiansen v. Utah Transit Authority

HOWE, Justice:

This suit arose from a traffic accident between an automobile driven by plaintiff Harry J. Christiansen and a bus owned by-defendant Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and driven by defendant John G. Miller. The jury found that the plaintiff had sustained special damages (medical expenses and lost wages) of $7700.00 and general damages (pain and suffering) of $5000.00. The jury also found the plaintiff to have been 70% negligent and UTA and Miller to have been 30% negligent. Because § 78-27-37, U.C.A. 1953 bars recovery by a plaintiff when his negligence is equal to or greater than…