Title: Andes v. Brogdin

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

Document:

Andes v. Brogdin  Andes v. Brogdin, 2002 ND 150, 651 N.W.2d 692 Filed Sep. 20, 2002 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2002 ND 150 Keith O. Andes, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Billy G. Brogdin and PC Transport, Inc., Defendants and Appellees No. 20020047 Appeal from the District Court of Bowman County, Southwest Judicial District, the Honorable Allan L. Schmalenberger, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. T.L. Secrest, Secrest Law Firm, P.O. Box 430, Hettinger, ND 58639-0430, for plaintiff and appellant. Lyle W. Kirmis, Zuger Kirmis & Smith, P.O. Box 1695, Bismarck, ND 58502-1695, for defendants and appellees. Andes v. Brogdin No. 20020047 Per Curiam. [¶1] Keith O. Andes appealed the trial court judgment dismissing his negligence suit against Billy Brogdin and PC Transport, Inc. Andes sued for the damages he incurred after encountering the scene of an accident involving Brogdin's overturned pup trailer, which was leaking a cloud of isobutane gas. The trial court found that Andes was 50 percent at fault based on his own negligent actions of driving so close to the accident after seeing the cloud from about one-half mile away and jack-knifing his semi tractor and trailer when he backed up in a panic. Andes contends his actions do not correspond to a finding of 50 percent contributory fault. [¶2] Under N.D.C.C. § 32-03.2-02, the trial court dismissed Andes's action because it found his degree of fault equaled Brogdin's. We summarily affirm the trial court judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). [¶3]Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Carol Ronning Kapsner Mary Muehlen Maring William A. Neumann Dale V. Sandstrom