Anderson v. DeLaurier

The principal point advanced here is that the Court’s failure to grant the plaintiff’s motion for a mistrial constitutes reversible error.

During the course of cross-examination, defendant’s counsel asked these questions of the plaintiff:

“Q. Now this accident was, I believe, August 18, 1960? A. Yes. Q. How long did you work following the accident? A. Three weeks. Q, You worked three weeks after the accident. It would mean you stopped work after the first week in September? A. Yes. Q. Is that when you say you stopped work for the first time after this accident? A. I worked for three weeks up…