Hillyer v. David Phillips Trucking Co.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This is an automobile accident diversity case. Plaintiff Gale Hillyer was the driver *620of a car that collided with a truck of defendant David Phillips Trucking Co. Pursuant to Georgia law1 plaintiffs joined as a defendant Phillips’ insurer, Patriot General Insurance Co. A jury returned a verdict for defendants.

The major issue arises from the trial court’s permitting counsel for defendants to read to the jury from a traffic citation or ticket issued to plaintiff Gale Hillyer that charged her with failure to yield the right of way in the accident in question. Defendants…