Cornell v. Texaco, Inc.

HIGGINS, Chief Justice.

Janice Cornell sued Texaco, Inc. and Joe Hood’s Service, Inc. for damages sustained as the result of a motor vehicle collision. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant Joe Hood’s and in favor of plaintiff against defendant Texaco. The jury assessed damages of $10,000 and found Texaco to be 10% at fault and plaintiff to be 90% at fault. Judgment was entered accordingly; the Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed. This Court granted transfer to consider whether in a negligence action against multiple defendants on multiple theories of liability differing…