Banks v. Crowner

BROWN, Justice.

Appellee Arthur J. Crowner sued appellant Jon Alan Banks to recover for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The jury found that both parties were negligent but that appellant’s negligence was greater, and awarded damages to appellee.

We will affirm.

The accident resulting in appellee’s injuries occurred around dusk, December 11, 1980, on a primary paved highway in Albany County, Wyoming. Appellee’s pickup truck had stalled on the highway due to a sudden failure of the electrical system, and he was unable to pull off the road all the way because of a deep…