Hill v. Reynolds

MELINSON, Judge:

The appellant, Romaine Hill, was severely injured in an accident while a passenger in an automobile driven by the appellee, Howard Ernest Reynolds. The accident occurred when Reynolds’s automobile left the roadway and struck a guardrail. Following a three-day jury trial, the jury found that Hill’s injuries were caused by the joint negligence of Hill and Reynolds. Reynolds was found to be seventy percent (70%) negligent and Hill thirty percent (30%) negligent. Damages were assessed at One Hundred Three Thousand Dollars ($103,000.00). Hill’s post-trial motions were denied, and…