Taylor v. Walter

(for reversal). The stated and accepted question for review is presented by counsel as follows :

“Did the circuit court err in not allowing plaintiff’s counsel to ask defendant about his driving record after defendant denied that he had ever been arrested and convicted of a crime ?”

The question arose below and is brought here upon this portion of the record. Plaintiff’s counsel is cross-examining:

“Q. Mr. Walter, have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime?

“A. No.

“Q. No?

“A. What do you mean, ‘arrested or convicted’?

“Q. Of a crime?

“A. Of a crime, no.

“Q. Mr. Walter, on June the 9th, 1963,…