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Motorcyclist loses case against the city of Stockton, California for negligent road construction
Accident Type:
Motorcycle AccidentIncident Date:
Monday, October 12, 1981Result Date:
Wednesday, April 4, 1984Monetary Result:
$0Topics:
Court:
San Joaquin Superior Court
Early in the morning on October 12, 1981 Jerry Baudensdistel, a 21-year-old shift supervisor at a bakery was driving his motorcycle down Charter Way in the city of Stockton. A pickup truck emerged off of Aurora Street, and Baudendistel slams his motorcycle into the truck, and was ran over by a third vehicle. He sustained serious injuries in the crash, including partial paraplegia, with a loss of functioning below the waist. He also suffered constant muscle spasms.
Baudendistel decided to sue the city of Stockton for negligent road construction. He argued that he could not see far enough down Charter Way to be able to see a vehicle coming out of Aurora Street.
The city claimed that there was no lack of sight distance and that sight distance was not a proximate cause of the accident.
Ultimately, the city of Stockton won the case and Baudendistel was not given any award.
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Arizona motorcyclist's lawyers win his case against the city of Yuma for not installing proper signs after accident that left him paralyzed
Accident Type:
Motorcycle AccidentResult Date:
Saturday, January 1, 1983Monetary Result:
$1,163,000Topics:
Court:
Unknown Arizona State Court
Mr. Roberts, 26-year-old journeyman ironworker was rendered paraplegic following his motorcycle crash. The accident happened as he was coming home from a late night out on a road in the city of Yuma, Arizona. Roberts had stopped at a stop sign to enter a major highway, entered the roadway, and attempted to negotiate a curve. As his motorcycle reached the curve, the roadway dropped underneath. The cycle hit a curve and rolled over. Roberts argued that the city was negligent for failing to reduce the speed of the roadway and failing to warn of the curve. The judge in this case found the city of Yuma was negligent for failure to install proper signs around the area in question and returned a $1,163,000 award. The award was comprised of $514,000 for the present value of future lost earnings, $199,000 for past and future medical expenses, and $450,000 for pain and suffering.