Wood Ex Rel. Wood v. Dwyer

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Defendant Mike Dwyer was dismissed during trial. Defendant Josephine Dwyer appeals from a judgment for plaintiffs in an automobile accident case. The insurance company named in the caption intervened as a plaintiff on the basis it insured and had paid for part of the property damage to the car driven by Marilu Wood. The issue is the propriety of a question, on redirect examination, that informed the jury that Josephine had insurance.

During the cross-examination of Marilu, the defense brought out that she had made a statement concerning the accident. Asked if in that…