Duckett v. Troester

EDWIN H. SMITH, Judge.

Crista Troester appeals from the circuit court’s order granting the respondent, Natalie Duckett, a new trial on her petition for personal injuries. The trial court granted a new trial based on a finding that the appellant had impermissibly injected the issue of insurance into the case.

The appellant raises three points on appeal. She claims that the trial court erred in granting the respondent’s motion for a new trial because: (1) the respondent was not prejudiced by her mentioning of insurance in her testimony; (2) she was immune from suit under the doctrine of official…