Gaddis v. Skelton

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs Misty Jo Gaddis and Jeff Littleton sued defendant Lois Skelton for injuries they sustained in an automobile accident. A jury found for plaintiffs, but awarded them a relatively small amount of damages. On appeal, they challenge the trial court’s jury instruction regarding the evidentiary effect of a guilty plea. Concluding that the charge was a proper statement of the law, we affirm.

Prior to trial, defendant had pled guilty to a traffic citation for failing to yield the right-of-way, and evidence of this plea was admit ted in the jury trial of this civil…