Dillow v. Myers

OPINION BY

KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 John Dillow recovered both compensatory ($271,000) and punitive damages ($155,000 against Funk and $100 against Myers)1 after liability was admitted in a negligence law suit filed as a result of a vehicle accident. Dillow, who was in a parked truck on the shoulder of a road, was struck by a truck owned by Defendant Funk Water Quality Company and operated by Defendant’s employee, Edward John Myers.2 Myers was sued3 as a result of his direct negligent conduct and Funk under a theory of vicarious liability as Myers’ employer.4 We affirm.

*701¶ 2 Essentially, the accident was…