Flor v. Buck

WILSON, Chief Justice.

Defendant appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial. Plaintiff prosecuted this action to recover $550 as damages to his automobile, alleged to have resulted from an automobile collision. Defendant among other things pleaded that plaintiff was not the real party in interest. The jury awarded plaintiff $500.

Plaintiff in substance testified that his damages were $625 to $650. On cross-examination he was asked if he had not estimated and stated to certain parties the'amount of his damages. An objection that this was incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial,…