Weatherbee v. Hutcheson

Eberhaedt, Judge.

It is proper to qualify the jury relative to the possible interest which the members may have in an insurance carrier having a financial interest in the outcome of the suit. This will often apply to carriers of both the plaintiff and the defendant. For example, if both have liability insurance and a cross action is brought, both companies are potentially interested in the outcome. If damages are sought for injury to plaintiff’s personal property, particularly the automobile, it is not unlikely that it may be covered by collision insurance making the collision carrier, by…