Lackey v. Wilson

This is an appeal from a judgment for plaintiffs in the amount of $795.00, following a special verdict of a six-person jury in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of Montana, finding the plaintiff, Phyllis Lackey, guilty of 50% contributory negligence. We affirm the judgment.

The sole issue presented on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s finding of 50% contributory negligence on the part of Mrs. Lackey.

This action arose as a result of a collision between vehicles driven by plaintiff Phyllis Lackey and defendant Toni Nash. The accident occurred on…