JOHNSON v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC.

No. 4752.

568 P.2d 908 (1977)

Helen Marie JOHNSON, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC., a Wyoming Corporation, and David Thatcher, an Individual, Appellees (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

September 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Wass, of Winter & Burgess, Casper, for appellant.

Harry L. Harris, Evanston, for appellees.

Before GUTHRIE, C.J., and McCLINTOCK, RAPER, THOMAS and ROSE, JJ.


ROSE, Justice.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred by reason of its refusal to give an instruction informing the jury concerning the effect of the percentage findings in its verdict under our comparative negligence statute.1 The accident occurred prior to the effective date of the recent legislative enactment of § 1-7.7, W.S. 1957, 1976 Interim Supp., permitting such advice to the jury, but the trial...

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