Maurice E. Brown v. Patrick Lee Royalty

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff Maurice E. Brown appeals from a denial of his motion for a new trial made after a jury verdict for appelleedefendant Patrick Royalty in an automobile case. In his new trial motion, Brown asserted that the defendant’s attorney had improperly and prejudicially implied to the jury that: (1) the defendant had not received a traffic citation because of the accident; and (2) the plaintiff’s medical bills were not paid by the plaintiff but by his insurance company. On appeal, Brown asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant a new…