DAVIDSON v. BECO CORP.

No. 16922.

753 P.2d 1253 (1987)

114 Idaho 107

Howard DAVIDSON, d/b/a D & E Construction, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BECO CORPORATION, Beco Construction Company, Inc., Doyle Beck and Elizabeth Beck, husband and wife, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

December 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fuller & Carr, Mark R. Fuller (argued), Idaho Falls, for defendants-appellants.

Holden, Kidwell, Hahn & Crapo, James D. Holman (argued), Idaho Falls, for plaintiff-respondent.


DONALDSON, Justice.*

Today we address whether, and under what conditions, a trial judge may admit statements contained in settlement negotiations to be used to impeach contrary testimony given at trial. We hold the statements may be admitted by a trial judge, but only after deciding their probative value outweighs the resulting prejudicial effect.

This case comes to us on a petition for review from our Court of Appeals. In a reported...

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