Ingle v. Roy Stone Transfer Corporation

For the purpose of impeaching plaintiff’s witness Carter, counsel for defendant asked him if he had not “been convicted of several criminal charges.” Over plaintiff’s objection, counsel elicited from Carter that he had been convicted of the following offenses: Speeding 65 MPH in a 55 MPH zone; exceeding a safe speed; drunken driving; operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended; disregarding a stop sign; public drunkenness; and allowing an unlicensed minor to operate a motor vehicle. Plaintiff’s assignments of error 1 and 4 are based upon the admission of this evidence.

Plaintiff…