Legal Opinion
Bigley v. Craven
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 1989No. 88-169PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDEN, Justice.
Appellants James and Rochelle Bigley appeal from a jury verdict in their favor awarding James Bigley $9,100 for personal injury damages against appellee Jamie Craven. Bigleys assert the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that if it was unable to apportion the damages between Mr. Bigley’s pre-accident and post-accident physical conditions, then it could find Jamie Craven, who caused the accident, to be responsible for the entire damages. We hold the trial court erred and affirm on the issue of liability, reverse on the issue of damages, and remand for a new…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Cervelli v. GravesWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
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