Legal Opinion

Tucker v. Allstate Insurance Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 23, 2003No. 2D01-5469PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FULMER, Judge.

Beverly Tucker appeals a final judgment in favor of her uninsured motorist carrier, Allstate Insurance Company, in her suit to recover damages arising out of a 1994 automobile accident between Tucker and Thomas Savopoulos.1 Because we agree with Tucker’s contention that the trial court erred in allowing Allstate to introduce collateral impeachment evidence, we reverse for a new trial.2

Tucker argues that the trial court erred in allowing Allstate to cross-examine her with evidence that in March 2000 she gave her employer the 1994 accident report, after she had altered the date to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Webb v. PriestDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  2. DeSantis v. AcevedoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  3. Markowski v. Attel Bank International, Ltd.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Harmon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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