Turner v. Willis

BISTLINE, Justice.

In May of 1984, defendant Douglas D. Willis rear-ended plaintiff Leanne Turner’s automobile while she was stopped at a red light. Plaintiff was hospitalized for treatment of injuries to her neck and body. Plaintiff filed a complaint against the defendants, Willis and his employer, Willis Egg Farm, Inc., who answered by denying liability and maintaining that denial up until the time of trial. Defendants’ answer, moreover, raised the affirmative defense of contributing causative comparative negligence on the part of plaintiff. Plaintiff had no medical insurance and no money of…