Saunders v. Champlain Bus Corp.

Defendant has appealed from judgments in favor of plaintiffs in actions to recover damages for personal injuries based on defendant’s negligence. The actions were tried together.

We would not be inclined to disturb these verdicts, which áre supported by evidence, were it not for the conduct of plaintiffs’ trial counsel. The issue on the question of negligence was close. Among other witnesses defendant called one Goldman, the operator of defendant’s bus. On cross-examination plaintiffs’ counsel asked him if after the accident he took the names of witnesses, to which Goldman responded that he…