Jones v. Crawford

Defendants, a partnership and the general contractor on a job at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, appeal from a denial of their motion for a new trial and judgment rendered in accordance with a $25,000 jury verdict for plaintiff, the employee of a subcontractor.

On this appeal, there are two issues. The first issue is whether the defendants are precluded from qualifying the jury and commenting on the status of United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as a party plaintiff, when USFG is both the workmen's compensation carrier for the injured plaintiff's employer and the liability carrier for the…