Legal Opinion
Dellapenta v. Dellapenta
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided August 26, 1992No. 91-8PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDEN, Justice.
In this appeal we consider the issues of parent-child immunity in negligence actions and the admissibility of evidence of seat belt nonuse. Appellant Louis Dellapenta appeals the trial court’s denial of his Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict or New Trial and Judgment on the Verdict as the result of a jury decision finding his wife, Donetta, not negligent in an automobile accident involving their children. Appellant initiated personal injury and wrongful death actions on behalf of himself, his deceased son and his daughter who survived the accident.
We hold that…
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