Legal Opinion
Harper v. James
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1965No. 30,710PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAchor, J.
The action is before this court on petition to transfer. [See: Harper v. James (1963 Appellate Court) 191 N. E. 2d 504.]
*132This is an action for personal injury arising out of an automobile collision. Judgment was for the defendant-appellee.
Appellant, in Cause 1-B of her motion for new trial, assigns as error giving of the trial court’s Instruction No. 10. The instruction is as follows:
“You are instructed that you are not allowed to conjecture that any conduct on the part of the defendant was the direct and producing cause of the collision. You may not legally guess a verdict in favor of either…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lincoln Operating Co. v. GillisIndiana Supreme Court · 1953
- Fowler v. WallaceIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Lincoln National Bank & Trust Co. v. ParkerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1941
- Vance v. WellsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1959
- Brooks v. Muncie & Portland Traction Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Palmer v. DeckerIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
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