Long v. Arnold

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The main, issue in this negligence case is whether it was error to issue the following causation instruction—specifically the last sentence of the instruction—to a jury determining whether one driver’s admitted negligence was a. substantial factor in causing another driver’s claimed harm:

Negligence is a substantial factor in causing harm if:

1. the harm would not have occurred without the negligence; and

2. the negligence was - important enough in causing the harm that a reasonable person would hold the negligent person responsible. The negligence cannot…