Martinez v. Knowlton

I dissent.

The majority of the Court reversed this case because defendants elicited testimony of prior injuries of both parties. Upon what basis this evidence was prejudicial is a mystery, because this claimed error was not preserved for review.

Defendants are fortified by a jury verdict and by the judgment of the trial court, the most favored position known to the law. The judgment of the trial court must be affirmed if any reasonable basis therefor appears in the record. Mr. Justice Bran-déis said long ago:

Appellate Courts should be slow to impute to juries a disregard of their duties, and to…