Cosselmon v. . Dunfee
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of tlie Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 21, 1901, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for a new trial. This action was brought to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Guriam.
We affirm' this judgment without opinion, but feel constrained to refer to an occurrence on the trial that has become too frequent in negligence cases.
Counsel for plaintiff asked a witness for defendants this question: “ Do you know whether they carry insurance for accident to their employees ? ” This question was objected to as incompetent and objection”sustained.
While the learned trial judge made a proper disposition of the matter, nevertheless the propounding of the question was calculated to convey an improper impression to the jury.
The inquiry into the matter of insurance is…
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