Person v. Shipley

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

The driver of an eighteen-wheel semi tractor trailer sued the driver of a sedan for injuries he allegedly sustained after his truck was rear-ended by the sedan. Expert witnesses presented by the defendant opined that the injuries allegedly suffered by the semi driver were not likely caused by what they concluded, based upon certain assumptions, must have been a low-impact collision. A jury found in favor of the defendant and awarded no damages to the semi driver. On appeal, the semi driver contends that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the…