Houchins v. Cocci

This is a personal injury action, arising out of a collision when plaintiff’s standing automobile was struck in the rear by defendant’s automobile. Plaintiff appeals from a not guilty verdict and judgment for defendant, entered after an extended and hotly contested trial, primarily devoted to the issue of the cause and extent of plaintiff’s laminectomy and spinal fusion.

Plaintiff’s principal contentions are that the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion to direct a verdict for the plaintiff on the issue of liability; and (2) in committing numerous trial errors, which included erroneous…