Legal Opinion
Sheltra v. Rochefort
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 5, 1995PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUDMAN, Justice.
Victoria Rochefort appeals from the judgment as a matter of law entered against her in the Superior Court (York County, Bradford, J.) setting aside a jury verdict in her favor in an action brought against her by Rosemarie Sheltra and Carl Sheltra. The Sheltras cross-appeal, arguing the trial court erred in giving a cautionary instruction instead of declaring a mistrial after Rochefort in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1368-A (1978) 1 referred to Mrs. Sheltra’s failure to wear a seat belt. The Sheltras also argue that the trial court erred in refusing to allow them to inquire of…
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