Cable v. Shefchik

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Steven Cable severely injured his right hand when it was caught in the rotating “flapper valve” blade of a concrete pump owned and operated by Don Shefchik (doing business as Fairbanks Concrete Pumping). Cable sued Shefchik for damages. The jury returned a verdict in Shefchik’s favor, finding that although Shefchik had been negligent, his negligence was not the legal cause of Cable’s injuries. Cable’s motion for a new trial was denied. His main contention on appeal is that the trial court erred by declining to instruct the jury on negligence per…