Martishius v. Carolco Studios, Inc.

EDMUNDS, Justice.

Plaintiffs James L. Martishius (plaintiff) and Cindy K. Martishius initiated this negligence action against Carolco Studios, Inc. (defendant) for injuries sustained on 1 February 1993 when plaintiff came into contact with uninsulated energized power lines while working on defendant’s premises. Now before this Court are the issues of whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motions for directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict regarding negligence and contributory negligence. For the reasons set forth below, we…