Duebelbeis v. Dohack

STEPHAN, Judge.

This is a wrongful death action brought by the widow of decedent Kenneth Duebel-beis against Michael Dohack. A jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant Do-hack and against plaintiff Doris Duebelbeis. Plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Plaintiff first contends that the trial court erred by “embellishing and adding its personal interpolation” to MAI 2.01. The reading of the instruction, which covers fifteen pages in the transcript, was interspersed with the court’s comments on a variety of topics including, for example, the unique vocabulary of the…