By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa
Variety News Staff

A SUPERIOR Court jury has determined that the man who sued another man for causing his injuries when his vehicle was struck by the defendant’s vehicle in 2005 is liable for negligence.
The seven jurors returned a verdict late yesterday afternoon and determined that Alfredo D. Quiroz was 51percent liable for negligence while defendant Jermae Cabrera was only 49 percent liable for negligence.
The jury trial presided over by Associate Judge David A. Wiseman started on Monday and concluded yesterday morning.
The jurors began deliberating on the case at 2 p.m. and returned a verdict at 4:40 p.m.
The jurors said the defendant was negligent when he hit the plaintiff’s vehicle and that the defendant’s negligence was not a substantial factor in causing harm to Alfredo Quiroz and Marcelino Quiroz.
The jurors determined that Alfredo Quiroz’s negligence was a substantial factor in causing harm to himself.
The plaintiffs were represented by Eric Smith while Cabrera was represented by Ed Arriola.
Alfredo Quiroz and Marcelino Quiroz sued Cabrera for negligence when the vehicle he was driving struck the plaintiff’s vehicle on Nov. 10, 2005 while heading north in the outer lane of Middle Road.
Cabrera was heading south in front of McDonald’s at the time of the accident.
The complaint stated that it was Alfredo Quiroz who was operating the vehicle while Marcelino Quiroz was in the passenger seat.
The plaintiffs were injured and had asked for damages in the amount of $600,000.