Legal Opinion · Dissent

Krenik v. Westerman

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 12, 1937No. 31,412Published

1DissentPeterson, Justice

Defendant’s contention is that plaintiff’s counsel should not have made statements from which it might be inferred that there Avere some things about the taking of the statements Avhick Avere reprehensible. But all of this Avas provoked by the remarks of defendant’s counsel, covering several pages of the record, that the taking of the statements was entirely proper and that it Avas misconduct for plaintiff’s counsel to contend to the contrary. Illustrative remarks of defendant’s counsel are:

Mr. Donnelly: “I think I have a right to read this in my argument to the jury, the Swanson case,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Prescott v. SwansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
  2. Smith v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
  3. State v. EttenbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  4. Dehen v. BerningSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
  5. Swanson v. SwansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936

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