Beryl Van Holten v. County of Lake
Published: Aug. 6, 1994 | Result Date: May 3, 1994 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 27168 – $225,000
Judge
Court
Lake Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Robert A. Harf
(medical)
Charles W. Mickel
(technical)
Defendant
David G. Scheetz
(medical)
Duane Butler
(technical)
Facts
On February 13, 1991, Plaintiff Beryl Van Holten, a 52-year-old homemaker, backed her pickup truck to the edge of a 5-foot pit. When she stood on the bed of her pickup to throw 2 bags of refuse in the pit, she lost her balance and fell onto the ground and then into the pit. The county of Lake was named as Defendant.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiff contends they demanded $70,000 and Defendant made no offers.
Injuries
Splenectomy; compression fracture at T-6 requiring possible future surgery.
Deliberation
5.5 hours
Poll
9-3
Length
4 days
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