Harrod v. USAA Ins. Co.

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 2748

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in granting a directed verdict on the issue of whether the automobile accident in question proximately caused injury to appellee. Based on the evidence presented at trial, reasonable minds could only conclude that appellee received some injury to his back as a result of the accident. The trial court also did not abuse its discretion in overruling appellant's motion for a mistrial and new trial based on references by the plaintiff to the existence of liability insurance coverage. Because the references to insurance were seemingly inadvertent, indirect, and briefly made during closing argument, it was not unreasonable for the trial court to conclude that appellant was not prejudiced by the references. Judgment affirmed.