O'Brien v. Angley

Appellants argue that it was prejudicial error for the trial court to allow appellees, over appellants’ objection, to introduce in evidence excerpts from the editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, since the thrust of the article involved litigable matters and its effect was to excite sympathy for appellees’ cause.

The scope of cross-examination and the admissibility of evidence during cross-examination are matters which rest in the sound discretion of the trial judge. Thus, when the trial court determines that certain evidence will be admitted or excluded from…