Gronneberg v. Hoffart

MESCHKE, Justice.

Gary S. Gronneberg appealed from a judgment on a jury verdict which apportioned fault for an auto accident. Because the trial court failed to instruct the jury on signaling a stop and on a sudden emergency, we reverse and remand for new trial.

During an afternoon “rush hour” in June 1989, Gary Gronneberg was driving southbound on South University Drive in Fargo. Gronneberg’s auto, owned by his wife Leanne, was following a 1972 auto driven by Shane Hoffart. When a chain reaction of sudden stops occurred, Gronneberg collided with the rear of Hoffart’s auto.

Leanne Gronneberg sued…