Mead v. Husted
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trespass for breaking and entering the premises of the plaintiff and burning his barns; brought to the Superior Court, and tried to the jury before Andrews, J. Yerdiet for the plaintiff and appeal by the defendant for error in the rulings and charge of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The defendant’s counsel having abandoned *54the other errors assigned, our discussion will be confined to two questions—one relating to the admission of evidence and the other to the charge to the jury.
1. It is said the court erred in excluding the inquiry made of the plaintiff on cross-examination whether he had not said, since the suit was brought, that the church had made a mistake in giving the defendant a letter of dismissal and recommendation, as it would have a bad effect on the plaintiff’s case.
It is conceded that the inquiry was irrelevant, except to show the plaintiff’s bias and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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