Snyder v. Stanford

0 ’Neill, J.

The principal ground upon which the appellant relies for reversal is the alleged misconduct of the appellee’s counsel in his opening statement and closing argument to the jury.

The cause of the fire which injured the appellant was disputed throughout the trial. The appellant contends that the appellee’s counsel, in his opening statement and clos*33ing arguments knowingly and wilfully made statements with reference to the cause of the fire, which statements were based on inadmissible evidence, and that these statements prejudiced the jury against the appellant. That portion of the…