Powers v. Barrett

In the course of argument defendant’s counsel said: “Now, you will recall that in my opening statement I said to you that Mr. Barrett did not blow his horn, that when he saw the Powers automobile, he was obviously within the view of the Powers automobile, and that there was no necessity for blowing his horn, because he was within the vision of Dr. Powers. Now, I argue to you gentlemen that that is the fact of the case; I argue to you gentlemen that that is the situation that morning; I argue to you that there was no need for Mr. Barrett to blow his horn as he came into that intersection,…