Christenson v. Bergeson

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Suzanne Christenson brought suit against Rodney Bergeson alleging Bergeson negligently operated his motor vehicle, which resulted in a rear-end collision that injured Christenson. Christen-son’s motion for directed verdict on the issue of Bergesoris negligence and Chris-tenson’s lack of contributory negligence were denied by the trial court. The jury subsequently returned a special verdict for Bergeson, finding he was not negligent. Christenson filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (j.rno.v.) or new trial, which was denied after oral…