Wilson v. Blair

Mr. Justice Farr:

I dissent. I believe that the judgment and the order appealed from should be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial, but not for the reasons assigned by Commissioner Leiper.

In my opinion the conduct .of counsel for the plaintiff in introducing before the jury that which was not at all pertinent to the issues involved, the effect of which was well calculated to influence the jury adversely to the defendant, and the failure of the court, when requested by the defendant, to instruct the jury to .disregard a remark made by counsel for the plaintiff in his argument, all…