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COMPTON v. PLETCH

No. 12A02-9003-CV-177.

561 N.E.2d 803 (1990)

James Brian COMPTON, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Mary R. PLETCH, Appellee (Defendant).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Second District.

October 29, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Obremskey, Bridget L. Rogers, Parr, Richey, Obremskey & Morton, Lebanon, James D. Moore, Ryan, Hartzell, Moore & Cook, Frankfort, for appellant.

Michael E. Douglas, Frankfort, for appellee.

BUCHANAN, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Appellant-plaintiff James Brian Compton (Compton) appeals a jury verdict finding him forty percent at fault for an auto accident, claiming the trial court erred by failing to give the jury a sudden emergency instruction.

We reverse and remand for new trial.

FACTS

The facts of this case are not in dispute. On December 8, 1987, Compton was driving his 1982 Mercury Lynx east on State Road 28, a four-lane...

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