Legal Opinion
Weinand v. Johnson
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 4, 1993No. 35A04-9208-CV-279PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
In this personal injury action, plaintiff Darlene Weinand claims the trial court committed reversible error by giving a “mere accident” instruction. We agree, and reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
At about 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 22, 1990, Darlene Weinand, age 29, was southbound on Lafayette Street in Fort Wayne. The road was wet and it was rush hour. She was going to the Southgate Shopping Center to get a prescription and was in the right hand lane preparing to make a right turn. As she neared the intersection of Lafayette and Pettit, the light changed from red to…
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