Hunter v. Walls

Defendant appeals a judgment entered after a jury awarded plaintiff general and punitive damages for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Defendant admitted liability for the accident and for compensatory damages but not for punitive damages. The sole issue raised by defendant is whether the trial court erred in allowing plaintiffs wife to testify concerning statements made by defendant’s passenger.

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in allowing the witness to testify concerning the remarks made to her by defendant’s passenger without first conducting an in camera…