Jaramillo v. Blackstone

OPINION

Respondents Leslie and Audrey Blackstone brought suit against appellants Abe Jaramillo and his employer Las Vegas Fertilizer Company (the Company), claiming that Leslie Blackstone was struck and injured by an automobile driven by Abe Jaramillo and owned by the Company. The jury returned a verdict indicating that Leslie Blackstone had been 63 percent negligent and that Jaramillo had been 37 percent negligent. The Black-stones timely moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The district court granted the motion for a new trial, and it is…