Hansen v. James

ULRICH, Judge.

Scott A. James appeals from the adverse judgment awarding Kirby Dean Hansen $240,000 for injuries Mr. Hansen received when he touched a downed 7,200 volt power line. Judgment followed jury verdict assessing Mr. Hansen’s damage at $300,-000. The jury assessed eighty percent fault to Mr. James and twenty percent fault to Mr. Hansen. Mr. James argues on appeal that the trial court prejudicially erred when (I) it allowed Mr. Hansen to submit his case to the jury under the doc*478trine of res ipsa loquitur because, Mr. James contends, evidence failed to establish the second and third…