Hicks v. Capitol American Life Insurance

HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Basil Y. Hicks, Jr., the bankruptcy trustee and the appellee, sued Capitol American Life Insurance Company, the insurance principal and the appellant, alleging contract and tort liability for breach of an insurance sales marketing (commissions) agreement between Robert M. Lamb, Jr., the bankrupt debtor, and appellant. The jury awarded Lamb $108,627.00 and the court awarded costs and pre-judgment interest. Appellant essentially argues that the district court erred when it permitted the issue and related evidence of Lamb’s bankruptcy to go to the jury as an item of…