Standifer v. McClure

By Judge S. W. Coleman, III

The defendant has assigned three grounds of error in moving the court to set aside the jury verdict awarding the plaintiff $50,000.00:

1. Failure of the Court to declare a mistrial for improper remarks of plaintiff’s counsel in opening statement,

2. Improper admission in evidence of medical videotape depositions which were not approved in advance pursuant to Rule 4:5(b)(4), and

3. Error by the Court in granting Instructions Nos. 8 and 9.

As to the contention that plaintiff’s counsel made improper remarks in opening statement, there is no debate that the remarks were…