Zolber v. Winters

SHEPARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a denial of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial following a jury trial and verdict in favor of Clayton Zolber, cross claimant-respondent. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a new trial only on the issue of damages.

U.S. Highway 12 runs eastward through a portion of Idaho to the Idaho-Montana state line. A roadside cafe, the Syringa Cafe, is located beside U.S. Highway 12. On a day in November 1978, cross defendant-appellant Winters had parked a truck and two trailer combination in the cafe parking lot. He…