McBride v. Acceptance Insurance Co.

*980issue of the amount of damages McBride was entitled to recover against Hicks, the uninsured motorist. The jury awarded McBride damages of $47,500. The court entered a final judgment against Acceptance in November 1993, ruling that McBride was entitled to stack coverages under the insurance policy issued to him by Acceptance.

Acceptance moved for a new trial or, in the alternative, to alter, amend, or vacate the judgment. On March 1,1994, the trial judge granted Acceptance a new trial on the grounds that McBride’s counsel had made “improper and highly prejudicial arguments” to the jury,…