Shahood v. Butte-Silver Bow

Summary

The Court reversed the order granting Shahood a new trial and reinstated the jury’s verdict that assigned her 54% of the negligence. It held that Shahood forfeited her challenge to allegedly improper closing argument because she neither contemporaneously objected nor obtained a definitive ruling on a specific motion in limine, and that her trial concessions also operated as a judicial admission regarding comparative negligence. Independently, the Court concluded that substantial evidence supported the jury’s comparative-fault finding. No separate opinions were issued.