Muehlebach v. Mercer Mortuary and Chapel, Inc.

KENNETH C. CHATWIN, Superior Court Judge.

Appellant was plaintiff in a suit for injuries received in an automobile accident. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff. The trial judge granted defendants’ motion for a new trial and plaintiff appeals. The sole ground on which the trial judge granted the motion for a new trial was:

“It is ordered that the motion for new trial be, and the same is hereby granted on the grounds of irregularity in the proceedings for the reason that the question of liability insurance has been improperly injected in the case.”

The reference to insurance was made by the…