Dotzler v. Tuttle

Plaintiff, Joseph Dotzler, sued the defendant, Bruce Tuttle, for injuries arising out of a collision between them during a “pickup” basketball game. The trial court sustained defendant’s demurrer as to plaintiff’s cause of action for negligence; the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant on the cause of action involving an allegation of recklessness. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff assigns as error the actions of the trial court in (1) sustaining defendant’s demurrer as to plaintiff’s cause of action in negligence; (2) sustaining defendant’s motion in limine excluding the testimony of…