Legal Opinion
Gammon v. Clark Equipment Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 23, 1984No. 10754-2-IPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, C.J.
Judy L. Gammon appeals from the denial of her motion for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict in connection with this wrongful death action. She raises several instructional, procedural and evidentiary errors, and also alleges that the jury's answers to the special interrogatories were inconsistent. We remand for a new trial as to respondent Clark Equipment Company only.
On October 13, 1978, Richard Gammon was killed when a Bobcat 720 loader, which he was using in conjunction with a backhoe to clear a house foundation, tipped over on its side. Although there were no witnesses to…
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