FORSBERG v. HARRIS

Record No. 881133.

384 S.E.2d 90 (1989)

Fredrick H. FORSBERG v. Mark R. HARRIS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. St. Clair (John S. Norris, Jr., Anderson, Lee & Norris, P.C., Virginia Beach, on brief), for appellant.

George H. Gray (Outland, Gray, O'Keefe and Hubbard, Chesapeake, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


WHITING, Justice.

In this personal injury case, we decide: (1) whether the trial court erroneously permitted plaintiff's counsel to refer to the defendant's employment "in the insurance business" in his opening statement to the jury; and (2) if so, whether such a reference requires reversal of the judgment entered on the plaintiff's verdict.

On December 17, 1986, Mark R. Harris was injured on a Norfolk residential street when the motorcycle he was riding collided...

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