Trumpold v. Besch

This is a negligence action brought in 1983 by Alfred Trumpold, claiming damages for injuries he sustained in an automobile accident, and by his wife, Linda, for loss of consortium.1 The complaint alleged that an automobile, owned, by the defendant Douglas Battery Corporation and driven by the named defendant, collided with the rear of the plaintiffs’ vehicle while it was stopped at a traffic light. The defendants’ answer included a special defense of contributory negligence.

The jury returned a verdict for Alfred Trumpold, finding the defendants 90 percent negligent and Alfred Trumpold 10…