Legal Opinion
Warren v. Ballard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 15, 1996No. S95G1171, S95G1212PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
Although these two cases were not tried together in the tried court and were not heard together in the Court of Appeals, we granted certiorari in both to consider the same question, namely, when may a tort defendant elicit testimony regarding insurance coverage for purposes of impeachment. Ballard v. Warren, 217 Ga. App. 23 (1) (456 SE2d 589) (1995); Luke v. Suber, 217 Ga. App. 84 (1) (456 SE2d 598) (1995).
1. We begin with a discussion of the facts of each case, as well as the Court of Appeals’ holdings.(a) Warren v. Ballard centers around a three-vehicle accident which…
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