Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Nov 5, 2019
Douglas Savage, et al., Respondents, v. Peter Dittrich, Appellant.
Peter Dittrich (Appellant) filed a personal injury counterclaim against Douglas Savage and Waste Management (Respondents) following a car accident. The trial court granted summary judgment for Respondents, concluding Appellant could not prove proximate causation as a matter of law. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that genuine issues of material fact existed regarding Savage's contributing negligence, Appellant's alleged negligence per se, and the applicability of comparative fault, all of which should be determined by a jury.