Hughes v. Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority

In this tort action, Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority (WCRSA) appeals (1) the trial court’s denial of motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, based on an alleged lack of proximate cause; (2) the trial court’s instruction to the jury; and (3) the trial court’s denial of a motion to set-off the verdict by the amount the plaintiff received in settling with a negligent third party. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

FACTS

In December 2005, Gene Richard Hughes, Jr. was injured in an automobile accident consisting of two separate collisions. A…