Hardy v. Waits

1. The fourth ground of the amended motion for new trial complains of the refusal of the court to give requested instructions to the jury concerning statements made to the jury by the defendant’s counsel in his opening statement to the jury. The substance of the statement complained of was that the plaintiff did not make a claim for, or go to a doctor on account of, his alleged personal injuries resulting from the collision of his automobile with the defendant’s automobile until he had hired a lawyer and until his lawyer had referred him to' a doctor and that it was the defendant’s contention…