Thogerson v. Heiner

Suzanne Thogerson appeals the Thurston County Superior Court's denial of her motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and her alternative motion for a new trial. We affirm.

Thogerson and her daughter Misty, who was 2 years old at the time, were involved in a traffic accident June 17, 1986, in Lacey. While waiting at a traffic light in their van, the Thogersons were rear-ended when defendant Jean-Paul Heiner ran into a vehicle stopped behind Thogerson's, causing that vehicle to hit hers. Both Thogerson and Misty were taken to a hospital. Thogerson had some neck injuries and was placed in…