Anderson v. Saunders

The questions on appeal are: Did the trial court err in admitting the evidence of the defendant’s arrest; and if so, was the error prejudicial? The respondent claims no error was committed because the defendant had admitted to the officer she exceeded the legal speed limit and the question concerning the arrest was a natural consequence of that admission. It is also claimed the testimony was not prejudicial because the defendant’s version of the accident was physically improbable and the evidence went to the negligence of the defendant only.

It was error to admit testimony regarding the…