Ashton v. Anderson

Petitioner, William Anderson, is before this Court on an Application for Transfer seeking review of the Appellate Court’s opinion in Ashton v. Anderson (1971), 265 N. E. 2d 719. The Appellate Court held that it was error for the trial court to disallow a question on cross examination concerning prior criminal convictions for the purpose of impeaching the credibility of the witness. The Appellate Court reversed the trial court’s judgment and ordered that the appellant be granted a new trial.

At trial, counsel for Dorothy Ashton, plaintiff-appellant, attempted to cross examine one Lewis Ross,…