Wilkinson v. Lee

This action arises out of an automobile accident for which the defendants 1 admitted responsibility. The issue is whether the evidence sufficiently established that the accident was a proximate cause of plaintiff Carl Wilkinson’s 2 injuries. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, but the Court of Appeals reversed, concluding that the defendants were entitled to a directed verdict or judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the causation issue.

We conclude that the evidence was sufficient to permit the jury to find the accident to have been a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury,…