AMERICAN MOTORISTS INS. CO. v. EVANS

No. 8623.

577 S.W.2d 514 (1979)

AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Jackie E. EVANS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. David Westfall, Bailey, Williams, Westfall, Lee & Fowler, Dallas, for appellant.

Kenneth L. Ross, Sharp, Ward, Ross & McDaniel, Longview, for appellee.


CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

In a jury trial Jackie E. Evans recovered judgment against American Motorists Insurance Company awarding him worker's compensation benefits for total and permanent disability incurred as a result of an accident he suffered while employed by Axelson, Inc.

The questions on appeal are whether the trial court erred by refusing to permit American Motorists to prove that Evans had been convicted of a misdemeanor, and if so, was the error...

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