Christopherson v. Independent School District No. 284

OPINION

POPOVICH, Chief Judge.

Appellants appeal the trial court’s order refusing to grant a new trial, claiming the trial court erred (1) by refusing to permit counsel to comment to the jury upon the effect of their answers to questions concerning percentage of comparative fault, (2) the jury’s findings were contrary to the weight of evidence, (3) by aggregating appellant Sharon Christopherson’s portion of comparative fault. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On June 7, 1978, Sharon Christopherson, then fifteen years old, was injured while walking between two parked school buses enroute to her bus.…