Le'GALL v. LEWIS COUNTY

No. 22019.

923 P.2d 427 (1996)

129 Idaho 182

Richard and Mary Le'GALL, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LEWIS COUNTY, Idaho, a political entity, Defendant-Respondent, and Wherry Publishing, Inc., and Robert E. and Patricia Wherry, husband and wife, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, April 1996 Term.

July 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debrha Carnahan Law Offices, Boise, for appellants. Debrha J. Carnahan argued.

Quane, Smith, Howard & Hull, Boise, for respondent. Brian K. Julian argued.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a negligence case. We conclude that (1) the trial court correctly included a nonparty in the special verdict form; (2) the trial court's references to the nonparty in the special verdict form confused the jury; (3) the trial court's incorrect proximate cause instruction did not mislead the jury or prejudice the claimants; (4) the trial court's inclusion of a Seppi instruction in the special verdict form was sufficient; (5) the trial...

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