Ede v. Atrium South OB-GYN, Inc.

Evid.R. 411 states that while evidence of insurance is not admissible upon the issue of liability, the rule “does not require the exclusion of evidence of insurance against liability when offered for another purpose, such as proof of agency, ownership or control, if controverted, or bias or prejudice of a witness.”

In Beck v. Cianchetti (1982), 1 Ohio St.3d 231, 1 OBR 253, 439 N.E.2d 417, paragraph one of the syllabus, this court held that Evid.R. 411 allows cross-examination on facts which may show bias, interest, or prejudice of a witness, even though it may disclose the existence of…