Cote v. Knickerbocker Ice Co.

In this action for damages for personal injuries, arising out of an automobile accident, a jury has found for the defendants. Plaintiffs now move for a new trial, asserting that the rights of plaintiffs were seriously prejudiced by the trial tactics of defendants’ counsel. The specific grievance relates to the use, by defendants’ counsel, of a certain written statement admittedly signed by plaintiff William L. Cote. That statement contained an early version of the accident, given to his insurance company at or about the time of the accident. Knowledge of the existence of the statement having…