{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"marsha-zerpa-a-surviving-spouse-of-nicholas-zerpa-deceased","displayName":"Marsha Zerpa, A Surviving Spouse of Nicholas Zerpa, Deceased","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84947:2022-12-06","opinionId":"0a81751a-9632-5fde-b220-2fdec247f1cb","slug":"marsha-zerpa-a-surviving-spouse-of-nicholas-zerpa-deceased-v-xpo-logistic-d84947","caseName":"Marsha Zerpa, A Surviving Spouse of Nicholas Zerpa, Deceased \nvs. \nXPO Logistics Freight, Inc., and Timothy Lee Chambers","caseNumber":"WD84947","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-12-06","year":2022,"display_summary":"Marsha Zerpa appealed a jury verdict in favor of XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. and Timothy Lee Chambers in her wrongful death lawsuit, alleging their negligence caused her husband's death. Zerpa contended the trial court erred by giving an improper affirmative converse jury instruction. The appellate court reversed the judgment and remanded for a new trial, holding that the instruction was improper as it hypothesized facts that were not sufficient to bar the plaintiff's recovery.","primaryTopic":"jury-instructions","topicSlugs":["jury-instructions","civil-procedure","wrongful-death","negligence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=190956","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/marsha-zerpa-a-surviving-spouse-of-nicholas-zerpa-deceased-v-xpo-logistic-d84947","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}