Shirley v. Oglesby

Pope, Judge.

Appellants Henry A. Shirley and Deborah B. Shirley sued appellee Amogene Turman Oglesby for damages to person and property arising from an automobile collision. After trial, the jury returned a verdict for appellee Oglesby.

1. Appellants assert that the court erred in denying their request for a mistrial because counsel for appellee injected the issue of insurance into the case. Counsel for appellee was questioning Mr. Shirley in an effort to impeach him in regard to the amount of property damage to his vehicle. Counsel asked Shirley if he previously had sworn under oath that the…