Bradfield v. Estate of Burgess

D. E. Holbrook, Jr., J.

This action arises out of an airplane accident on November 2, 1969, wherein plaintiffs decedent, Jack Stevens, was killed. The complaint was filed October 26, 1972, pursuant to the wrongful death act, MCLA 600.2922; MSA 27A.2922, alleging counts of negligence and products liability.

During the interim between the airplane crash and the proposed trial, Jack Stevens’ widow remarried and became known as Carol O’Brien. Fearing potential prejudice from a disclosure of this to the jury, plaintiff moved for a protective order to have such information excluded from the jury’s…