Havern v. Hoffmann

The plaintiff Margaret Havem brought this action for personal injuries sustained in consequence of a fall suffered on a stairway in premises owned by the defendant. It is not necessary to recapitulate the evidence offered by the plaintiff to sustain the contention that the injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendant npr the evidence to the contrary offered by the defendant, because the conduct of plaintiff’s counsel at the trial requires that the judgment be reversed.

Throughout the trial the plaintiffs’ counsel persisted in suggesting to the jury that the defendant was insured…