Hooper v. Mizyad

In this personal injury case, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Eddie Hooper (plaintiff) and against Maney Mizyad, individually and doing business as Crown Food Store (defendant) for $35,000. By answer to special interrogatory, the jury found plaintiff free of contributory negligence. Defendant has appealed.

In this court, defendant contends the trial court erred in calling two witnesses as court’s witnesses; the testimony of a police officer was incompetent hearsay and the conduct of plaintiff’s counsel during trial constituted prejudicial error.

The parties have contended themselves…