Legal Opinion

Le'Gall v. Lewis County

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided July 30, 1996No. 22019PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a negligence case. We conclude that (1) the trial court correctly included a nonparty in the special verdict form; (2) the trial court’s references to the nonparty in the special verdict form confused the jury; (3) the trial court’s incorrect proximate cause instruction did not mislead the jury or prejudice the claimants; (4) the trial court’s inclusion of a Seppi instruction in the special verdict form was sufficient; (5) the trial court correctly refused to give a res ipsa loquitur instruction; (6) the trial court correctly refused to give an instruction on the Life…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Seppi v. BettyIdaho Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Sharp v. W.H. Moore, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Ross v. Coleman Co., Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Lawton v. City of PocatelloIdaho Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Lubcke v. Boise City/Ada County Housing AuthorityIdaho Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. LampienIdaho Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Newberry v. MartensIdaho Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Garcia v. WindleyIdaho Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Johnson v. McPheeIdaho Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. VFP VC v. Dakota Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 2005

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