SULLIVAN v. RIXEY

Record No. 900857.

403 S.E.2d 346 (1991)

Shirley SULLIVAN v. J. Barbour RIXEY, Administrator of the Estate of Louis Brightman, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Eppler (Bangel, Bangel & Bangel, on brief), Portsmouth, for appellant.

J. Barbour Rixey (Rixey & Rixey, on brief), Virginia Beach, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


WHITING, Justice.

In this personal injury case, we decide whether a plaintiff can show the potential bias of two witnesses by requiring them to disclose that they were employed by or on behalf of the defendant's insurance company. One witness was presented by the plaintiff and the other by the defendant.

On October 31, 1987, Shirley Sullivan, a front-seat passenger in a car driven by Louis Brightman, was injured when Brightman lost control of the car and it...

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