Ramey v. Knorr

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Cox, C.J.

— Insanity and other mental incapacities are not generally recognized as defenses to a claim of negligence.1 Some jurisdictions permit a limited exception to this rule by permitting sudden mental incapacity as a defense for a tortfeasor.2 This defense requires a defendant to establish “(1) [they had] no prior notice or forewarning of [their] potential for becoming disabled, and (2) the disability renders [them] incapable of conforming to the standards of ordinary care.”3 We hold that there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a jury to find that Nancy Knorr (Knorr) was…