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FONTES v. DIXON

Civil No. 950272.

544 N.W.2d 869 (1996)

Mathias FONTES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Jed Eaton DIXON, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

March 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Light, Morley, Morley & Light, Ltd., Grand Forks, for plaintiff and appellant.

Jay H. Fiedler, Pearson, Christensen, Larivee, Clapp, Fiedler & Fischer, Grand Forks, for defendant and appellee.

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

Mathias Fontes appealed from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding Fontes noneconomic damages and the trial court's order denying Fontes' motion for a new trial. Because the special verdict answers are inconsistent and absent the trial court's explanation of its reasons for denying the motion for a new trial, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

On February 20, 1993, Fontes was a passenger in a Nodak Cab van which was...

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