Robert and Mary Barrett v. Richard Burnette
Feb 27, 2019OUTCOME: New trial granted on appeal.
Plaintiff crashed into an abandoned automobile belonging to Defendant. At trial, the judge granted a motion excluding all evidence of Defendant's drinking, both prior to and following the collision. ... Plaintiff appealed and, at the Court of Appeals, was granted a new trial following a ruling that evidence of drinking was both relevant to the Defendant's actions and credibility.