Barkley v. Wallace

This is an appeal from a judgment in a personal injury action in which a plaintiff allegedly sustained injuries as a result of a motor vehicle collision. We consider whether the circuit court erred in ruling that evidence of the plaintiff’s medical bills and expenses that were discharged in bankruptcy was inadmissible for the limited purpose of proving her pain and suffering caused by the accident.

The following facts are relevant to this appeal. In September 1994, Margaret Barkley was operating a motor vehicle that collided with another vehicle driven by George E. Wallace. Barkley filed a…