Legal Opinion
Bobby Coursey v. Chris Broadhurst
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1989No. 89-4240PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
This negligence action arises from a motor vehicle collision in Rankin County, Mississippi, on January 2, 1986. Appellant-plaintiff Bobby T. Coursey appeals a final judgment entered upon a jury verdict in his favor, claiming that due to errors at trial,the jury did not adequately compensate him for his damages. Appellant Coursey challenges three rulings by the district court: (1) its denial of Coursey’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of a prior theft conviction; (2) its denial of Coursey’s motion for a mistrial when opposing counsel referred to the conviction in his opening statement;…
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