McElhanon v. Hing

FELDMAN, Justice.

This case arises from a series of actions alleging fraud, embezzlement, and conspiracy surrounding the formation of a corporation in 1970. In this particular case, plaintiff (petitioner McElhanon), a judgment creditor, alleged a conspiracy to defraud and named the judgment debtor’s attorneys as defendants. The sole issue before us is whether an ex parte conference between the trial judge, plaintiff, and plaintiff’s attorney requires reversal of a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor. The court of appeals held that the trial judge erred in denying a mistrial motion based on the…