Court Opinion

ID: 9734245
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 17:29:27.474713+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:47.233545
License: Public Domain

MORAN, J., dissenting. In this case I feel that the reference to insurance by the plaintiff in redirect examination was an irresponsive answer to a question put to plaintiff by his counsel in explanation of defendant’s Exhibit No. 1 being a written statement. The statement itself was introduced into evidence and counsel for the defendant argued upon it in his closing statement of defense. The first reference to the statement was made without objection. The second reference to the statement, although not technically an objection, was treated as an objection by the court and sustained. I feel that the argument of counsel, although erroneous for not complying with the rules of evidence as stated in the majority opinion, was nevertheless harmless error and not prejudicial error. This view is fortified by the fact that the court gave the instruction and by doing so constituted a proper treatment of the situation. I, therefore, conclude that the case should be affirmed.