Roberson v. Weston

GARYW. LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Linda Coker Weston appeals a jury verdict awarding Laura Roberson $185,000 in damages for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Weston’s appeal raises three points: (1) the trial court erred in permitting Roberson’s trial counsel to ask the venire panel if anyone had an interest in or worked for Allstate Insurance Company, sometimes referred to as the “insurance question”; (2) the trial court erred in permitting Roberson’s trial counsel to ask the so-called “insurance question” in an improper manner; and (3) the trial court erred in overruling Weston’s motion…