Anderson v. Employers Mutual Casualty Insurance

Rulon, J.:

Defendant Employers Mutual Casualty Insurance Company appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for a directed verdict on the issues of fault and release. The defendant additionally appeals the district court’s calculation of the offsets from the jury’s damage award. We affirm.

On January 2, 1996, the plaintiff, Steven E. Anderson, was returning home from some work-related errands, driving eastbound on 101st Street in Sedgwick County. As the plaintiff approached a small rise in the road, the headlights of an oncoming car, driven by Joya Willits, appeared over the crest of the…