Indendi v. Workman

The Fifth Judicial District Court, Madison County, directed a verdict in favor of “Doc” Workman and his daughter Chrystal Workman (the Workmans) and against Lori Indendi (Indendi). Indendi appeals. We affirm in part and reverse and remand.

The following issue is dispositive of the case:

Did the District Court err by directing a verdict for the Workmans and against Indendi following Indendi’s case-in-chief concerning the issues of negligence, res ipsa loquitur, and negligence per se?

The Workmans own a home and thirty-three acres between the Madison River and Highway 84, a federal-aid primary…