Mitchell v. Dawson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff prevailed and the defendant appeals. The defendant contends that he was prejudiced by an erroneous instruction to the jury and by undue restriction of cross-examination of the plaintiff.

No helpful purpose would be served by full recital of the pleadings or of the evidence. Appellant and appellee were fellow employees of the Stanolind Pipe Line Company. In his petition appellee alleged that on February 1, 1946, while he was sitting in the office of the company’s booster…