Vaughn v. Porter

LANSING, Chief Judge.

This is a personal injury action in which Kristina A. Vaughn sued Scott M. Porter for damages as a result of injuries that Vaughn sustained in an automobile accident. After a jury found Vaughn’s negligence to be equal to that of Porter, which deprived Vaughn of any recovery, she filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and a motion for a new trial, both of which were denied by the district court. Vaughn appeals from the denial of her motions. We affirm.

I

BACKGROUND

On December 31, 2000, Vaughn was driving westbound on Palouse Street in Boise, approaching an…