Cobe v. Hersey

OPINION

FAY, Chief Justice.

This matter comes before the Supreme Court on appeals from the judgments in two consolidated civil actions that arose out of an early-morning collision between a motorcycle and an automobile. The jury returned verdicts for both plaintiffs and apportioned liability between the operators of the two motor vehicles. The operators of the vehicles have appealed. The facts relevant to the appeals are as follows.

The accident, which occurred at approximately 1 a.m. on June 15, 1980, involved a motorcycle operated by Wayne Manson (Manson), upon which David Cobe was a…