Loethscher v. Campo

The plaintiff was injured by a fragment of a tree stump which was thrown through the air by a blast of dynamite exploded in it by the defendant for the purpose of breaking it up. From a verdict in favor of the plaintiff the defendant has appealed. He complains of certain rulings on evidence. During his cross-examination, he testified that, on a certain day, the compensation which he had been receiving under the Workmen’s Compensation Act ceased, and he was then asked if he took an appeal, and this question the trial court excluded. It does not appear that there was an order of the…