UMPHENOUR v. YOKUM

No. 17885.

794 P.2d 1158 (1990)

118 Idaho 102

Merlyn UMPHENOUR and Joan Umphenour, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Dean YOKUM and Lorraine Yokum, husband and wife, d/b/a Yokum's Market, a/k/a Yokum's Thrift, Yokum's Food City, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

July 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans, Craven & Lackie, P.S., Coeur D'Alene, for defendants-appellants. Jarold P. Cartwright, argued.

Rapaich, Knutson & Chapman, Lewiston, for plaintiffs-respondents. Scott MacDonald Chapman, argued.

Before WALTERS, C.J., BURNETT, J., and CAREY, J., Pro Tem.


PER CURIAM.

This is a personal injury case presenting a question of negligence. Although this question is framed by an order for a new trial, the dispositive issue is whether there is a genuinely triable issue as to causation and breach of duty. For reasons set forth more fully below, we hold there is not. Accordingly, we remand the case for entry of a judgment for the defendants.

The underlying facts may be recited briefly. Joan Umphenour was employed at...

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