Rugemer v. Rhea

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict upholding a release agreement. In the first stage of a bifurcated trial, the jury concluded that plaintiff was bound by a release agreement that he had entered into with defendant’s insurer and thus was precluded from recovering damages. On appeal, plaintiff claims that the trial judge erred in granting defendant’s two motions in limine, the first to exclude evidence of the extent of plaintiffs personal injuries and the second to exclude evidence of the insurance adjuster’s conduct with respect to another claimant involved in the same…