Halcomb v. Smith (Per Curiam Opinion)
Annotate this CaseIn this appeal from the circuit court, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a vehicle collision case. The plaintiff, a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle, was injured when the vehicle collided with another vehicle driven by the defendant. The jury determined that the defendant had been negligent and proximately caused injury to the plaintiff. The defendant appealed. The Supreme Court reversed the jury's verdict and remanded the case for a new trial, holding that the circuit court erred in refusing to instruct the jury to assess whether the plaintiff was comparatively negligent and caused or contributed to his own injuries.
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