Osgood Industries, Inc. v. Schlau

PARKER, Judge.

Osgood Industries, Inc., Martin J. Mueller, and Lisa Jane Shomada, defendants in the trial court, appeal a final judgment entered against them in a personal injury action. We agree that the trial court erred in granting the plaintiffs’ motion for directed verdict on the seat belt defense.1

Mueller, Shomada, and the plaintiffs, Donna and Ethan Schlau, participated in a night of bowling, dinner, and drinks. On the way home Shomada drove a Porsche automobile, which Osgood Industries and Mueller owned, and Mrs. Schlau was the passenger. Shoma-da failed to negotiate a curve, and the…