Priese v. Clement

ORLOWSKY, J.,

This action in trespass was commenced by plaintiffs, Gerhard Priese and Marilyn Jane Priese, husband and wife, to recover for personal injuries sustained by wife-plaintiff (hereinafter “plaintiff’) on April 19, 1971. Plaintiff was injured when she was attempting to prevent operation of an automobile by defendant-wife, Marilyn Clement, who, at the time, was laboring under a mental deficiency. The vehicle had been parked on premises owned by both defendants.

After a three-day trial, on May 2, 1974, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $110,000 and in…