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Statute of limitations, 2003 Camaro theft, chain possessors

December 26, 2020 By lilly

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS properly held to bar claims against 2 latest possessors of Camaro stolen in 2003… $16,000 default against first 2 possessors… Townsend and Marks affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Carey Schmidt, John Haffey, Mitchell Vap, Quentin Rhoades, Robert Erickson

$19,731.02 verdict, disputed UIM

June 13, 2015 By lilly

VERDICT: $19,731.02, low-speed rear-end MVA, soft-tissue neck… dispute remains as to whether UIM benefits due after payment of $25,000 by at-fault driver’s insurer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Evan Danno, Mitchell Vap

Res ipsa, equal theories of cause of house fire

March 21, 2015 By lilly

RES IPSA instruction properly refused in light of equally plausible theories of cause of house fire… defense verdict affirmed… Olson affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: John Haffey, Kirk Evenson, Mitchell Vap, Nicholas Hash

$71,680 net verdict, MVA, neck/disk/fibro

March 31, 2012 By lilly

VERDICT: $71,680 net (36/0/64), MVA, soft-tissue neck, cervical disk bulge, fibromyalgia aggravation.

A Dillon jury found that Jessica Clise was negligent and a cause of damages to Kimberly Rogers in connection with a collision near Hwy 91 South and [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Jesse Beaudette, John Haffey, Max Hansen, Mitchell Vap, Rick Anderson

Settlement agreement, enforcement

February 4, 2012 By Frank

 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT: Parties agreed on amount of thumb injury settlement ($7,500) but not whether release “global” or limited to injury, no mutual consent because no agreement [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Mitchell Vap, Rexford Palmer, Robert Phillips

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