Opinion ID: 2064572
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: evidence of a prior fall

Text: At trial there was evidence that the plaintiff fell at the office in January and tripped in February, 1973. Plaintiff claims it was error to receive evidence concerning these earlier incidents. [13-15] She detailed her February accident resulting in a sprain of her left foot. Defense counsel asked Now, you had some tripping and falling from January 1 of '73 until the incident of March 16, '73 at the office, didn't you? Plaintiff's lawyer objected on the ground that the question was vague and indefinite. The court overruled the objection, and defense counsel proceeded to cross-examine Mrs. Brons. She admitted she had tripped twice and described her fall in January. Plaintiff's counsel made no objection until defense counsel began to ask about the February incident when plaintiff's counsel objected to the relevancy of the testimony. Evidence of the January fall was properly received on the question of aggravation of a preexisting injury, and the objection based on vagueness and indefiniteness did not preserve the objection of relevancy raised on appeal. Evidence of the February incident was properly received as relevant to the plaintiff's negligence in walking without assistance in a disabled condition on March 16 and on the question of aggravation of a preexisting injury.