Reed v. Wimmer

CLECKLEY, Justice:

In this personal injury action, Kathy L. Wimmer, the defendant below and appellant herein, appeals a jury verdict which awarded Danny Reed and Sonya Reed, his wife, the plaintiffs below and appellees herein, damages in excess of $270,000 for injuries suffered in an automobile accident. The defendant appeals the final order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County entered June 3, 1994, which denied her motion for a new trial. The defendant raises two assignments of error: (1) the trial court should have granted a mistrial when insurance coverage was mentioned in front of the…