Tauchert v. Ritz

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

William Tauehert appeals from the jury-verdict of his personal injury action. The jury found Russell Ritz, the defendant, to be 28% at fault and Tauehert to be 72% at fault, but awarded zero damages to Tauehert.

We review the facts in a light most favorable to the verdict. Tauehert, at the time of the accident, had been an elevator mechanic apprentice at Westinghouse Elevator Company for three months. While on the project at which he was injured, he worked under the supervision of Ritz, an elevator mechanic. Before coming to work at Westinghouse, Tauehert had held…