Wilkerson Ex Rel. Wilkerson v. Altizer

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict in favor of the defendant Douglas L. Altizer and defendant Ruby Altizer and against defendant Angela Petree; the finding of the jury that the decedent Gerald W. Wilkerson was guilty of remote contributory negligence; and that therefore plaintiffs were entitled to recover only the sum of $5,000.00 from the defendant Angela L. Petree.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

On 5 July 1986, defendant Angela Petree hosted a social gathering at the farm of her step-father, defendant Douglas L. Altizer,…