Eric Ring v. Daniel Leighton v. Clinton McGaw

[¶1] On February 8, 2016, Clinton McGaw, driving a vehicle owned by Eric Ring, was on his way to pick up a customer in furtherance of Ring's business when he was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by Daniel Leighton. In a small claims matter filed by Leighton against McGaw, the District Court (Lincoln, Stitham, J. ) found that McGaw was negligent and awarded Leighton just over $3,900 in damages and costs. No appeal was filed and the judgment was paid. Ring then filed a complaint in the Superior Court asserting that Leighton was negligent and had caused Ring economic harm. Ring…