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Torts-Truck Accident-Liability Determination
Staff Report//April 22, 2026//
Plaintiff appealed the adverse judgment entered by the trial court following the jury’s verdict that found neither plaintiff nor defendant at fault for the accident involving the truck driven by defendant’s employee.
Where the trial court erred in admitting evidence of the employee’s driving record, as it only served to confuse the jury and improperly elicit sympathy for the employee, the court decided to reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial.
Judgment is reversed and remanded.
Taylor v. B&D Hauling, Inc. (MLW No. 84638/Case No. ED113578 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Quigless, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Kerr, J. (Jason Paul Hine and Jeffrey P. Hine for appellant) (Lawrence Shannon Hall, Lisa Nicole Guberman and John S. Appelbaum for respondent)
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