Sanchez v. Galey

HUNTLEY, Justice.

This appeal arises from an action for damages filed by Lorenzo Sanchez as a result of an injury sustained while employed by Bennett Creek Farms. Sanchez had worked at Bennett Creek, owned by Frank Galey, Jr., for approximately one week before he suffered the severing of his right (dominant) hand while unclogging a potato harvester driven by Rusty Anderson, an employee of Bennett Creek.

The jury found defendants’ negligence to be the sole proximate cause of Sanchez’s injuries and awarded Sanchez $1,350,000 in damages. The district court denied defendants’ motion for a new trial…