John Cozad v. Napa Valley Cab Company
Published: Jan. 22, 2003 | Result Date: Jun. 25, 2002 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2614147 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
Napa Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Dale L. Allen Jr.
(Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth LLP)
Facts
The plaintiff, a 50 year-old correctional officer maintained that he was injured when the defendant's driver broadsided his vehicle. The defendant's driver, in the course and scope of his employment, had pulled out from a stop sign and had hit the plaintiff who was driving on the thoroughfare.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff submitted a demand of $15,000; the defendant offered $2,500.
Specials in Evidence
$1,100 $757
Injuries
Soft tissue lower back injuries.
Other Information
The plaintiff presented no medical evidence to support his injury other than the emergency room report and his own testimony regarding the effects of the injuries that he claimed aggravated the pre-existing back injury. The jury found the defendant negligent but that his negligence did not cause the injuries.
Deliberation
three hours
Length
three days
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