Robinson v. Empiregas Inc. of Hartville

CROW, Judge.

On November 3, 1983, Plaintiff, David L. Robinson, was driving an automobile west on Route H in Wright County, approaching the intersection of Route TT. Robert M. Copus, an employee of Defendant, Empiregas Inc. of Hartville, was driving a two-ton truck south on Route TT, approaching the same intersection. Copus turned east onto Route H; the vehicles collided. Plaintiff was injured.

Plaintiff sought damages from Defendant, claiming Copus’s negligence caused the collision.1 A jury assessed 100 percent of the fault against Defendant and found Plaintiffs damages to be $1,007,000. The…