Williams v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Pope, Judge.

Appellant sued United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) for property damage to his automobile resulting from a collision between said automobile and a UPS vehicle. The jury returned a verdict in favor of UPS and appellant appeals.

*3881. We find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s twice directing counsel for appellant to periodically state during his opening statement “that this is what you expect the evidence to show.” “Counsel for both parties in either a civil or a criminal case, preliminary to the introduction of evidence, may state to the jury what each expects to prove on the…