Schwartz v. Brancheau

POPE, Senior Appellate Judge.

In this personal injury action involving an automobile collision, plaintiff Keith Brancheau introduced evidence at trial that defendant Norman Schwartz consumed alcohol prior to losing control of his vehicle and crashing into Brancheau. Following a jury verdict in favor of Brancheau, Schwartz appeals, contending that the trial court should have excluded evidence of his alcohol consumption because (1) there was no pending claim for punitive damages and (2) there was no evidence that he was intoxicated. Finding no reversible error by the trial court, we affirm.

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