Negligent Driving and Apportionment of Fault in Vehicle Collision

A plaintiff sought damages from a defendant, alleging the latter had negligently driven a vehicle into a parked automobile belonging to the plaintiff, causing injury to the plaintiff's back that prevented them from working and resulted in permanent disability. The trial court dismissed the claim, finding that the plaintiff failed to prove the defendant's exclusive fault, as the evidence suggested the plaintiff might have contributed to the accident, thus barring full recovery under the applicable traffic regulations regarding shared fault. The high court upheld the dismissal, reasoning that the lower court correctly applied the law concerning the apportionment of liability when the fault of the moving vehicle driver is not established as the sole cause of the damage sustained by the stationary object's owner.