Smith v. Davis
This text of 283 S.W.2d 375 (Smith v. Davis) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals of Kentucky primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
This is a motion for an appeal from a judgment of $750 for damages for an assault, awarded Ortra Davis against George R. Smith, a policeman, and his surety, an insurance company. Two grounds are urged for reversal: (1) The verdict is excessive; and (2) the court erred in refusing to allow counsel for Smith to identify the insurance company which had bonded him. We do not believe the amount of the judgment is too high when the evidence most favorable to Davis is considered. As to Davis’ second contention, this Court has held time and again it is prejudicial for a party to inject an insurance angle into a case of this type. See Turner v. Boleyn, Ky., 243 S.W.2d 482.
The motion for an appeal is overruled and the judgment is affirmed.
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