Wallace v. Cates

120 Ga. App. 228 (1969)

170 S.E.2d 40

WALLACE

v.

CATES.

44447.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Submitted May 6, 1969.

Decided September 2, 1969.

Norton, Cooper, Lang & Stowers, Edward Lang, for appellant.

BELL, Presiding Judge.

In this suit for damages arising out of an automobile collision, the plaintiff in testifying volunteered that the defendant had liability insurance. The defense counsel, out of the presence of the jury, moved for a mistrial. The court denied the motion and immediately, in the presence of the jury, firmly rebuked the plaintiff and his counsel and emphatically instructed the jury to…