Alfa Mut. Ins. Co. v. Moreland

Alfa Mutual Insurance Company appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict against it in an action by its insured, James E. Moreland, to recover uninsured motorist insurance benefits. Two questions are presented: (1) Whether the trial court correctly denied Alfa's motion for a new trial based on the grounds that conduct by the plaintiff's counsel prejudiced the jury so as to cause it to return an excessive verdict, and (2) whether, in this action against an insurance company for uninsured motorist benefits where the court disallowed evidence as to the amount of available policy limits,…