Walker v. Parish Chemical Co.

JACKSON, Judge:

Sonji Walker appeals the trial court’s entry of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (j.n.o.v.) on her negligence claim after, a jury verdict in her favor. Specifically, Walker claims she was entitled to the res ipsa loquitur instruction that the trial court ruled had been given improperly. We affirm.

FACTS

On appeal from a j.n.o.v., we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences arising therefrom in a light most favorable to the party who prevailed at trial, and we recite the facts accordingly. Gold Standard, Inc. v. Getty Oil Co., 915 P.2d 1060, 1061-62 (Utah 1996);…