Dunnam v. Abney

¶ 20. I respectfully dissent from the decision to affirm the Jasper County circuit court’s judgment against Dunnam. The majority finds that the trial court correctly instructed the jury to find that Dunnam was the sole proximate cause of the accident and injuries to Darrin and Hope. I disagree, finding that the trial court erred in instructing the jury to find for Hope. Accordingly, I would reverse the judgment and remand the case for findings consistent with this opinion.

¶ 21. Dunnam asserts that the trial court erroneously gave a peremptory instruction that precluded the jury from…