Herren v. Gantvoort

*540HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES

Ken Herren (Herren) brought an action against Doug Gantvoort (Gantvoort) on December 26, 1987, alleging that Gantvoort was negligent in the operation of his pickup on November 22, 1985, when he slid into Herren on State Highway 22 and that such negligence was the direct and proximate cause of Herren’s neck and back injuries.

This case was tried to a jury on January 11, 12, and 13, 1989. Herren made a motion for a directed verdict on the issue of Gantvoort’s liability following Herren’s case-in-chief. The motion was denied. Thus, evidence continued to…