Jefferson v. Lyon Sheet Metal Works

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Lyon Sheet Metal Works (Lyon), appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding it liable for damages sustained by a pedestrian when he was hit by a Lyon trailer that detached from a Lyon truck as a result of the truck driver’s negligence. On appeal, Lyon challenges the trial court’s grant of motions in limine that prohibited it from asserting at trial that a former codefendant was liable. We reverse and remand.

On August 6, 2007, plaintiff, Shawn Jefferson, was hit by a Lyon trailer that detached from a Lyon truck while he was waiting…