Section 13.13 Existence of Liability Coverage That May Provide Coverage to a Defendant Is Generally Inadmissible in a Civil Action

• Library: Evidence 2017

A. (§13.13) Existence of Liability Coverage That May Provide Coverage to a Defendant Is Generally Inadmissible in a Civil Action

It is improper to inject the issue of liability insurance into an action for damages, and such an injection of insurance can constitute reversible error, particularly if it is done in bad faith. Ruzicka v. Ryder Student Transp. Servs., Inc., 145 S.W.3d 1 (Mo. App. S.D. 2004).

Aside from rules regarding asking an “insurance question” in voir dire—inquiring as to employment with or...