Gable v. Village of Gates Mills

Frank D. Celebrezze Jr., Judge.

{¶ 1} The appellant, David Gable, appeals the verdict of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division, which returned a verdict in favor of the appellee, DaimlerChrysler (“Chrysler”). For the following reasons, we hereby vacate the judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.

{¶ 2} The instant matter stems from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on September 17, 1995. The appellant, Gable, was' a passenger in his wife Pamela’s 1994 Dodge Intrepid. While en route to church, Pamela lost traction and slid off the road into a guardrail. On impact…