Wood v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.

(This opinion was prepared by the late Justice Rhodes. It reflects my views, and is adopted by me.) The action is for negligence. The car in which plaintiff was a passenger came into collision with a car driven by an employee of the defendant, as a result of which she sustained injuries for which she has been awarded a verdict.

It will serve no useful purpose to discuss the merits of her claim, since the judgment should be reversed for the reasons hereinafter set forth.

At the outset in the examination of jurors, plaintiff’s counsel went to the extreme limit permitted in questioning the jurors…