Willey v. Hilltop Associates, Inc.

William A. Willey, plaintiff, has appealed from a judgment dismissing his complaint with prejudice following a jury verdict in favor of defendants. On appeal his primary contention is that he was denied a fair and full trial because the jury was improperly advised of his prior record of convictions for various misdemeanors. We agree and accordingly reverse the judgment with direction to grant a new trial.-

The parties hereto were involved in a truck-motorcycle accident at a signal-controlled intersection in Vancouver, Washington. Plaintiff filed a complaint seeking to recover damages sustained…