United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Akers

OPINION

The threshold issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in excluding evidence bearing on the subject of respondent’s residence. Appellant contends that the excluded evidence was critical to a fair determination of the availability of coverage under a policy of insurance issued to respondent’s husband, Richard Bryner. We conclude that appellant was prejudiced by the trial court’s ruling, thus mandating reversal of the judgment and a new trial.

Respondent, Sheryl Akers, was injured in a single car accident. Akers was a passenger in an automobile operated by Melanie Tholke when the…