Michael v. Cole

OPINION

SCHROEDER, Judge.

In this personal injury action, appellants appeal from a judgment based upon a jury verdict awarding appellee $8,750.00 in compensatory damages and $5,000.00 in puni*462tive damages. Appellants urge reversal on two grounds: first that the appellee improperly injected appellants’ insurance coverage into the litigation, and, second, that the jury was improperly instructed with respect to punitive damages. We find no error and affirm.

The accident from which the litigation arose occurred when a car driven by defendant-appellant, Leo Anthony Michael, rear ended a car driven by…