Hopper v. Carey

OPINION

ROBB, Judge

Case Summary

Appellants-Plaintiffs, Bernard and Ret-tie Hopper (collectively “Hopper”), individually and on behalf of their minor son, George Hopper, bring an interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s grant of a motion in limine filed by Appellee-Defendant, Lucas Brothers, Inc. We reverse with instructions.

Issue

Hopper raises one issue for our review which we restate as: whether the trial court properly granted the motion in li-mine which provided that evidence of failure to wear seat belts is admissible to demonstrate fault.

Facts and Procedural History

On December 21, 1994,…